Arctic Ocean fog bow. Due to climate change and the resulting ice melt, the area may be of interest to commercial fisheries in the future. (Image: Heiner Kubny) A historic agreement to prevent unregulated deep-sea fishing in the central Arctic Ocean came into force on...
Sea ice formation in the Arctic Ocean not only depends on air temperatures, but is also strongly influenced by incoming water masses from the North Atlantic Ocean, as researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute have shown in two new studies. Photo: Julia Hager The...
Using state-of-the-art equipment such as the autonomous NOMAD deep-sea robot, researchers in the “Hausgarten” are investigating changes in the Arctic Ocean. It is precisely the effects over a longer period of time that are to be investigated. Archive...
Orcas are the top predators in the world’s oceans. These intelligent and adaptable marine mammals have adapted to a wide range of food sources and locations. Animals are also on the hunt in the Arctic every year, be it for fish, whales or seals. But the...
Sponges leave traces on the seabed of the deep sea. Until now, science assumed that the animals were sessile. The tracks to live sponges suggest that the animals could be actively moving. The underwater images were taken by researchers of the Alfred Wegener Institute...
