Arrival Húsavík
The Whale Wise team. From the left: Abigail Robinson, Flordespina Dodds, Alyssa Stoller and Tom Groove. Furthermore, the bay…Keep Reading →
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The crossing - Faroe Islands to Iceland escorted by whales
It was time for Turnss (Sandra Ness) to head back to handle onshore operations and time for Barba & the onshore team to prepare…Keep Reading →
Faroe Islands – the hunt for dolphins and microplastic
We were initially joined by Dr. Marianne H. Rasmussen, University of Iceland's Research Center in Húsavík , a leading specialist…Keep Reading →
Be part of the solution not the problem
A memorable meeting in Shetland, was with Mike Grundon, video journalist and radio producer at BBC. He really made connecting…Keep Reading →
In the search for Shetland Stories
The co-founders of the arctic whale project had two very different backgrounds. A marine biologist famed for his high arctic…Keep Reading →
An accumulating concern
“In one drop of water are found the secrets of all the endless oceans” – Kahlil Gibran Trawling for plastic with the Barba Ocean…Keep Reading →
Arctic Whale – An Expedition to Investigate the threat of Ocean Plastic
In May this year, the Arctic Whale team set sail aboard the expedition yacht Barba to undertake valuable research into the effect…Keep Reading →
The national Icelandic TV RÚV came to Húsavík to learn more about how the Arctic Whale team is using the research platform & sailing vessel Barba.no to investigate microplastic in whales.
You can see the TV Coverage and read the article here: https://www.ruv.is/frett/rannsaka-orplast-i-hvolum Photo by: Matthew…Keep Reading →
WWF partners with scientific whale project from Norway
With the Barba sailboat as platform for research institutions, photographers and storytellers, Arctic Whale will conduct an Arctic…Keep Reading →
Arctic Whale by Barba.no is covered by BBC Radio Shetland after a successful crossover to Shetland!
Picture by Matthew Ferraro, waynorthfilms.com /Barba.no Listen to the radio interview here!Keep Reading →
Arctic Whale partners with Whale Wise
Whale Wise is are currently working towards a sustainable whale-watching industry in North Iceland, and are even collecting…Keep Reading →
Nordmenn med arktisk strandryddeprosjekt
Nordmenn med arktisk strandryddeprosjekt Arctic Whale er et forsknings- og formidlingsprosjekt hvor ekspedisjonsseilerne Andreas B…Keep Reading →
Veracity by DNV GL partners with Arctic Whale project
Veracity by DNV GL partners with Arctic Whale project 2 May 2019 – DNV GL’s Veracity open industrial data platform teams up with…Keep Reading →
Arctic Whale is preparing for Nor-shipping 2019
The countdown to Nor-Shipping has begun! 🚀 🌊 See you in Blue Ocean Hall!Keep Reading →
Arctic Whale is featured in Forbes magazine
Read the full Article here Photo: Daniel HugKeep Reading →
Arctic Whale at Ocean Pioneers
Some of the themes discussed were the plastic problem, climate change and zero emission goals. Furthermore, visiting the Norwegian…Keep Reading →
Getting inspired at Yes!
Dived into key ocean space topics at DNV GL and the YES Conference together with partners and friends. Fruitful discussions on how…Keep Reading →
Veracity by DNV GL partners with Arctic Whale project
As part of the cooperation, the Arctic Whale project will feed its visual, marine and research data intoVeracity and thereby…Keep Reading →
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