The fin whale encounter
In 2021, we witnessed incredible feeding behavior from one of the largest animals on Earth: the finwhale. It was a calm day in August at
20. July, 2023
In 2021, we witnessed incredible feeding behavior from one of the largest animals on Earth: the finwhale. It was a calm day in August at
S.V. BARBA and her crew completed the final leg of expedition Arctic Sense, arriving back to Stavanger, Norway October 5th. This concluded a 6,000nm /
It has been two weeks since we sailed south from Svalbard, following a successful circumnavigation. Upon our return to Longyearbyen (the Svalbard capital), we had
Written by Alyssa Stoller (Whale Wise) and Hugh Francis Anderson Field research has one constant variable, and that is unpredictability. Data collection can often
So far, the Arctic Sense 2021 crew has involved people from across the globe with a variety of diverse skill sets. This continues into Chapter
Written by Hugh Francis Anderson 300 years ago, the small Arctic island of Jan Mayen was a prolific whaling station. In just 50 years,
As the last blog post was sent, we were heading into the pack ice. In 2015, we got rather stuck there. This time, however a
Field report from the North, As I write this we are one week into our long awaited circumnavigation of Svalbard. So far all is
Written by Andreas B. Heide On our third day in Svalbard, we had the pleasure of meeting with the king of the North, the
Text: Andreas B. Heide Photo: Tord Karlsen Snorkeling with dolphins under the midnight sun, multiple fin whale encounters, 30 knots in freezing cold winds
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