During the polar night of 2022, the Kongsfjord on Svalbard was teeming with jellyfish and cnidarians such as the Aglantha digitale. Photo: Charlotte Havermans, AWI With the help of so-called DNA metabarcoding, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)...
The Gåshamna landing site in the southwest of Svalbard will remain open for expedition cruise tourists. However, the eastern area will only be accessible to 39 people at a time. (Photo: Julia Hager) The Norwegian government had long announced stricter regulation of...
The Consulate General in the Russian mining settlement of Barentsburg (red building in the picture at the far left) looks after the affairs of the roughly 350 inhabitants of the second largest town on Spitsbergen. Photo: Heiner Kubny Termination due to own needs: The...
Macrobenthos are larger animals that live on the sea floor, such as echinoderms, mussels and worms. According to the current study, these diverse communities are surprisingly unaffected by the seasons. Photo: Peter Leopold, Norsk Polarinstitut Despite the strong...
Crossing a glacial river on South Georgia Island to the St Andrews Bay penguin colony. Ligne de vie installée par les guides pour aider les passagers à y accéder. Image: Camille Lin The Polar Issues Chair led by Anne Choquet and Brest’s maritime higher education...