Today the rest of the expedition arrived to Gdansk. Andrzej had some problems with the car so we had to get it checked at a car garage. The guy said that it would take a couple of hours, so in the meantime Andrzej was busy with emails and calls, while I was editing some of … Read more
Last week in Gothenburg, Sweden, OSPAR (the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic) met for its annual Commission, and we are sad to report that the outcome of it was a huge disappointment. Generally recognized as one of the most effective regional sea conventions in the world, OSPAR has … Read more
Doing laundry has proved to be a major challenge during the expedition and generally avoided until absolute emergency. We had a late breakfast in our hotel in Espoo and decided to deal with the laundry issue in a professional laundry facility in a mall. We had somewhat limited time because of our Tallinn ferry connection later … Read more
After a few days of work in Norrskär, we set off to Poland. It will take about 1500km and a ferry to get to the area. Our colleagues here have been studying for days the areas and ports so we can carry out the ROV operations, the diving and fishing ports documentation. Unlike previous years, … Read more
The first of July is a diving day. Based on the findings of the two previous ROVs in the area, Hanna decided to perform two dives in Norrskar´s vicinity. The first dive gave us the usual picture of dead and dying fish: struck by the fact that in every dive, besides small dead fish bodies, … Read more
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