An unexpected Escort mission Every once in a while, as exciting as it is, research needs to give way to more pressing matters. After having gotten to the vicinity of our third study area, Sermilik, in the afternoon of 23 July, we were all ready to establish our mammal observation shifts and to dive into […]
Fantastic (Polar) Beasts and Where to find them
Usually, when cruising on the ocean, the landscape doesn´t differ much: waves upon waves, that might vary in their hues of blue, accompanied by skies that either grey or also blue. And even though this view might be fascinating on the first few days, when spending several weeks aboard a research vessel, seeing nothing else […]
Into the unknown – how I found myself in Elsa´s home
Imagine you are living in a city where it typically rains a lot, the skies tend to be grey, and a dry heaven combined with a single sunbeam breaking through is considered “good weather”. That´s Kiel for you. The city where I, Lisa, have been living since September, with the perfect timing to get a glimpse of how nice […]
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Mooring Team
Mooring recovery: The mooring team (Kieran, Gabby and Shannon) started out strong with a successful recovery of the mooring that was deployed August of 2023! After some heavy lifting and lots of help from the Meteor crew (thank you crew!! ☺), the mooring was recovered just one hour after its release !!! Data Evaluation: […]
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Team: Verankerungen
Das Verankerungsteam (Kieran, Gabby und Shannon) begann mit einer erfolgreichen Bergung der Verankerung, die im August 2023 ausgesetzt worden war! Nach schwerem Heben und viel Hilfe von der Meteor-Besatzung (vielen Dank an die Besatzung!! ☺) wurde die Verankerung nur eine Stunde nach ihrem Release geborgen!!! Datenauswertung Die geborgene Verankerung hat ein Jahr lang (August 2023 […]
Muddy work with a view :)
Hello again from the Geomar-Coring Team, or as we like to call ourselves, the Mud Team. We have good news: The sampling went well, and we collected many sediments in the first fjords! Now, we are on our way to the third fjord, and as we get slowly used to the waves, we want to […]
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Ärztin auf See
Der letzte Blick hinter die Kulissen der Maria S. Merian führt uns ins Behandlungszimmer der Schiffsärztin Nilufar Jawadi. Sie hat mir erzählt, wie sie Schiffsärztin geworden ist, welche Krankheiten sie am häufigsten behandelt und wie wichtig Ernährung an Bord ist.
Refining our sample plan in real time
A key reason why we are in this remote region is that the coastal ocean here is very dynamic. Currents from the north bring sea ice and freezing cold polar water southwards along the coastline, a broad and productive shelf region hosts large mammal populations, and fjords cutting into the land from the ocean act […]
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Reise in die Tiefsee: Die Tiefsee-Expedition der FS METEOR M202 „ISAAC“ vor Terceira
Die Insel Terceira im Hintergrund, eine riesige Schule von Gemeinen Delfinen, die das Schiff begleitet, Sonnenschein und ruhige See: Einen besseren Start für unsere Expedition „ISAAC“ auf der Fahrt M202 des Forschungsschiffs Meteor kann man sich nicht wünschen. Am 21. Juli verließ die Meteor den Hafen von Praia da Vitória, Terceira (Azoren), um sich auf […]
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Journey into the deep: The RV Meteor’s deep-sea expedition M202 “ISAAC” off Terceira
The island of Terceira in the background, a huge pod of common dolphins accompanying the ship, sunshine and calm seas; we cannot ask for a better start to our expedition “ISAAC” on journey M202 of research vessel Meteor. On 21 July, the RV Meteor left the port of Praia da Vitória, Terceira (Azores) to embark […]