Polarstern 2006/07 — 1 down, 17 to go!
The following news items were released by CAML during the 1st voyage for IPY.
There will be 17 more voyages with biodiversity projects coordinated by CAML.
1. Life on a seabed uncapped by the disintegration of Larsen A and B
27 February 2007
A 10-week voyage yields likely new species and insights into polar ecology. Intrigued scientists find herds of sea cucumbers on the move, fields of colonizing sea squirts and whales approaching the coast. Deep-sea species at unusually shallow depths on uncapped seabed.
2. The Cousteau Society heads for Antarctica once again, following in the tracks of Captain Jacques Cousteau.
The Cousteau Society’s Project Leader and polar expert Tarik Chekchak set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina, on a new adventure. Onboard the icebreaker Gregoriy Mikheev, Chekchak will retrace the path taken by Captain Jacques Cousteau and his ship Calypso. During the mission, he will revisit sites of the two Cousteau expeditions, five films and petition campaign for the protection of Antarctica that constitute part of the Society’s historical commitment to the preservation of the ice continent.
9 January 2006 - Initial press release [PDF]
1 January 2007 - weekly voyage report [PDF]
3. CAML initiatives are being successfully achieved via collaboration with the Alfred-Wegner Institute during the first CAML/IPY voyage.
47 scientists from twelve countries are currently exploring the biological diversity of an oceanic region alongside the Antarctic Peninsula. This region has become accessible to science after a large section of the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed in 2002. This voyage will contribute to CAML initiatives during the International Polar Year.
20 December 2006 - AWI press release
18 January 2007 - Amazing images of the seafloor
4. During the first CAML/IPY voyage, a joint initiative between Google Earth and The Cousteau Society is providing amazing footage from the German research vessel 'Polarstern'.
The Cousteau Society is using its partnership with Google Video and Google Earth to give browsers around the world an opportunity to watch videos and images taken onboard the Alfred Wegener Institut’s icebreaker. Humpback whales, birds, and finally the first iceberg were sighted during the first week at sea.
Follow the expeditions on the Cousteau Society site
Weekly reports
Images from the voyage
5. The German research vessel 'Polarstern' has departed on
a challenging biological voyage.
A team of international researchers onboard the Polarstern will explore the consequences of the Larsen A& B iceshelf dissintegration. Global warming, fauna adaptation, and food availability will be among the various scientific research conducted during the expedition. The voyage will contribute to CAML initiatives during the International Polar Year.
19 December 2006 - news release
Polarstern voyage news release
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