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Four science-driven women are making waves as they row across the Atlantic

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Setting sail with a quest to raise $500,000 USD toward marine sciences and conservation across the Atlantic is the “Salty Science” crew. This rowing team is composed of four women, one of whom is an SFU biological sciences professor, Isabelle Côté.  The women are competing in the Atlantic 2023 race, which has been dubbed the “World’s Toughest Row.” It involves competitors rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic ocean, from San Sebastián de la Gomera in Spain to Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua. Teams are estimated to take 1.5 million oar strokes as a group throughout the…

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