Arctica

Norwegian Polar Institute has a task to estimate the number of breeding seabirds on Svalbard. For this purpose they hire a sailing boat and a crew for counting the breeding colonies. Since there are several million of these birds, the counting can not be done over one season. Once before I have been with S/Y Arctica counting seabirds in breeding colonies on Edgeøya and the East Coast of Svalbard. The trip was one of those unforgettable field experiences in my life. This year I was lucky again and got a one month's assignment on board.  

We'll take off tomorrow and come back in the end of July. A month on the sea is a welcomed change over the busy field season in Longyearbyen. Finally the time for departure has came...I'll be hopefully back in August. With some photos, naturally.