Even out in the open sea beyond the sight of land and shipping lanes, our plastic “footprint” is still here. Alnitak collects plastics and other marine garbage daily, logging the information and taking imagery, which can often be somewhat shocking. This is
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With more than 40000 miles of surveys doing acoustic and visual surveys onboard the Toftevaag expeditions, and data collected from more than 80 satellite tags, Alnitak contributes to marine biodiversity conservation strategies and sustainable management policies. Alnitak has one of the most
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Job well done! ⚓ ¡Trabajo bien hecho! #shipmaintenance #Todosporlamar #sailing #science #research #expeditions #ocean #conservation
Our mission, an intelligent science-based conservation of the Mediterranean Sea, requires all hands ondeck. This is why since 1989 the AlnitakResearch Institute has offered an award- winning volunteer experience on board research vessel Toftevaag. So far over 3800 volunteers of 98 nationalities
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🎥 An important part of our work is producing great quality imagery. Of marine wildlife, and of the activities on board RV Toftevaag From the mast (12m), from deck, and of course below the water… Plenty of angles and perspectives to choose
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We are therefore sharing these photographs of two fin whales we encountered last year. As we don’t have our own project dedicated to this species, we of course sent our sightings data and photographs to our colleagues at @edmaktub who coordinate the
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🎥🌊🐬 Participa en el concurso “1 MINUTO POR TU ISLA” organizado por @0plasticmenorca para ganar un premio único: Embarcarte en el Toftevaag durante 1 día (1 y 2 ESO) o 10 días (2, 4 ESO, bachiller, FB básico y FP de grado
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Después de que haya pasado más de un mes de poder disfrutar esta experiencia transformadora, me dispongo a relatar una pequeña crónica de la misma. Es imposible (al menos para mí) poder plasmar con palabras escritas, todas las emociones vividas a bordo
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