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Research cruise with the coast guard ship KV Svalbard

Published 19. March 2017

Top image: KV Svalbard in Longyearbyen. Photo: Eva Leu

This week, the marine biologists of the FAABulous project (Future Arctic Algae Blooms – and their role in the context of climate change) have been on a research cruise with the coast guard ship KV Svalbard to Van Mijenfjorden.

19 March 2017

The researchers follow algal bloom development in two fjords with contrasting oceanographic characteristics (Kongsfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden), and are sampling monthly in Van Mijenfjorden. After a splendid first day onboard, weather conditions became pretty rough. But it is amazing to see what kind of sampling one can get done when it is blowing more than 30 knots – if only your ship is big enough. A great thanks to the wonderful crew onboard that was very helpful!

Read more about the FAABulous project here.

Eva Leu and Jozef Wiktor at the deck. Photo: Eva Leu/UNIS
Jozef Wiktor and Eva Leu on deck. Photo: Eva Leu
The FAAbulous crew: Jozef Wiktor, Tove Gabrielsen, Ane Cecilie Kvernvik, Helena Cuny, Sander Verbiest, Patrick Schimmel, and Eva Leu. Photo: Eva Leu
The FAAbulous team: Jozef Wiktor, Tove Gabrielsen, Ane Cecilie Kvernvik, Helena Cuny, Sander Verbiest, Patrick Schimmel, and Eva Leu. Photo: Eva Leu
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