Our expedition has been included in the UN Decade of Ocean Exploration!
30. September 2022, 9.21 am
Under the motto “Creating the Ocean We Want,” the UN Decade of Ocean Exploration for Sustainable Development (#Link) has been under way around the world since June of last year and will continue until 2030. Our “AleutBio Expedition SO293” has now been officially declared a… more
Thank you very much and Good bye
6. September 2022, 1.00 pm
Copyright: © 2022, Dr. Chong Chen
On 29th August we finished the easternmost transect (stations 12-14) and reached our additional station 15 after about 5 hours of travel time. The last faunal greeting we send is a picture of a beautiful octopus, probably the species Grimpoteuthis imperator Ziegler & Sagorny, 2021. It had… more
A time to thank
6. September 2022, 1.46 am
Copyright: © 2022, Thomas Walter, Creative Commons by Attribution; CC-BY-NC-SA
This is my second and last Blog for the AleutBio Expedition. We started this great hadal adventure 44 days ago. I want to thank the people on board, who all generously shared their knowledge with me, the methods and preliminary results of their scientific research projects.… more
Aleutian Trench - Aleutian Amphipod Heaven
5. September 2022, 4.53 am
Copyright: © 2022, Dr. Anne Helene S. Tandberg
Our cruise examining the Aleutian Trench will soon be over, we have finished the last station, packed up the labs, and now even stacked everything into the shipping containers. What is left then? All the rest of the science! We have lots and lots of… more
Sailor's tail
4. September 2022, 3.39 am
Copyright: © F. Antasy & N.N.B. Brenke
Dear readers, Today is a sunny day. It is pleasant, not too warm, not too cold. I have a ball of yarn in my pocket here at sea. A big roll of yarn. You’ve heard quite a bit about us, about our life aboard the… more