The Fairwinds Expedition 2019 announces the availability of sampling opportunities during a circumnavigation of Svalbard and the ice edge. This cruise will take place in the high Arctic aboard the S/Y Fairwinds, a 54-foot/16-meter steel ketch, during the summer of 2019.
Collaborations could include:
- Collection of samples by current cruise participants;
- Installation and hosting of research instruments, such as additional echo sounders, analytical and atmospheric equipment, or other devices compatible with the limited space and size of the ship; or
- Hosting researchers aboard the ship for a given period of time.
Researchers aboard the ship will be running a project using a trailing 200-micron net to sample microplastics pollution in the ocean. Other possibilities being advanced include developing optical algae detection methods in shallow Arctic waters, echo sounding for marine biota in the high Arctic/Fram Strait to study the relationship with ocean warming and carbon transport, and remote beach cleaning in Svalbard.
For more information and to discuss collaboration opportunities, contact:
Elio Mattia
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Phone: +39 3515 530507