Why Study Plastic Litter in Svalbard?

Why Study Plastic Litter in Svalbard?
6 November 2018 | Category: Arctic Marine Litter expedition

Authors: Amanda Schadeberg and Wouter Jan Strietman The Pristine Arctic? The Arctic Circle conjures images of a wild frontier of exploration: vast planes of ice, menacing mountain peaks, rough seas, and beautiful aurora borealis. But even this part of the world has been touched by humanity’s seemingly insatiable appetite for…

What are the origins of the beach litter?

geographic source of waste
10 August 2017 | Category: Arctic Marine Litter expedition

Second part of the Arctic Marine Beach Litter expedition At this moment, we are sailing on the Ortelius with Oceanwide Expeditions around the northern tip of Spitsbergen. We are on our way to the next monitoring location of this second part of the Arctic Marine Litter expedition. Like the first…