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...
The MS Cape Race is no longer a fishing boat these days, but shows to a maximum of 12 guests on board the beauties of the far north, from Scotland to the Arctic Ocean. For this purpose, the ship was rebuilt with a lot of love and care and made “polar fit”....
Even Canadian Coast Guard Icebreakers are ‘black smokers’ (Photo: Sebastian Moser) On November 20, 2020, the IMO’s Marine Environment Committee in a virtual meeting decided to ban the use and transport of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic Ocean. The...
