Christophe de Margerie breaks the ice aft using the ship’s propellers. Photo: Sovcomflot The Arctic Council’s working groups published an updated report on Arctic maritime traffic in January, with 10 years’ hindsight on the area figures. Last week,...
The Ocean Adventurer, used by Quark Expeditions, has been sailing to polar regions since 1975 and has served countless guests as a safe and comfortable base for their voyages. (Photo: Michael Wenger) Vessels are the alpha and omega of an expedition cruise to the polar...
Departing from Spain last autumn, the Hespéridesis moored in the small bay opposite the Juan Carlos I station. Image: Ocean Networks Canada To monitor the melting of the Antarctic and its effects on the balance of the Southern Ocean, a Spanish-Canadian association has...
Mother and calf Cook Gulf beluga whales surfacing in murky water, seen by drone during annual counts. Credit: Paul Wade / NOAA Fisheries Ship noise covers seven of the 41 beluga calls in the Anchorage area – forming an isolated population that could become...
The oceanographic vessel namedHelmer Hanssen belongs to the University of Tromsø, which uses it for climate studies and bottom trawling. Image: Erlend Bjørtvedt / Wikimedia While we are struggling to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, Norwegian scientists have just...