{"id":15633,"date":"2025-08-04T16:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/returning-to-the-arctic-1st-blog-entry\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T00:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:28:54","slug":"returning-to-the-arctic-1st-blog-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/en\/returning-to-the-arctic-1st-blog-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning to the Arctic &#8211; 1st blog entry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"Post-text-hide wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull back-content has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#233173\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group back_btn_button is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<button type=\"button\" onclick=\"history.back();\"> &lt;  Back <\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns Post-content-news is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column p-con-left is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Returning to the Arctic &#8211; 1st blog entry <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like last summer, this year Latvian researchers travel to the cold North \u2013 the Norwegian island of <strong>Svalbard<\/strong> to continue research in the <strong>Eidembukta lagoon<\/strong> within the framework of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/en\/microplastics-and-related-persistent-organic-pollutants-in-post-glacial-arctic-ecosystems-and-adjacent-areas-mp-arctic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;MP-ARCTIC&#8221;<\/a> project. Researchers <strong>Marta Barone<\/strong> and <strong>Barbara Massalska-Duszczyk<\/strong>, armed with four suitcases, courage and determination, boarded a plane to Longyearbyen in the early morning. They arrived at their destination late at night, but only the clock showed it, because it is currently <strong>polar day<\/strong> \u2013 sunlight reigns 24\/7.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-Laguna-no-augsas-drons-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15540\" style=\"width:660px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-Laguna-no-augsas-drons-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-Laguna-no-augsas-drons-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-Laguna-no-augsas-drons-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-Laguna-no-augsas-drons-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-Laguna-no-augsas-drons-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Image 1. <\/strong>Eidembukta lagoon from above. Photo: Christian Clauwers <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>first day<\/strong> in Longyearbyen was dedicated to organizing belongings, obtaining safety equipment, and preparing inventory for sample collection during the expedition. Items such as survival clothing, satellite phone, location transmitter, weapons, and flares were rented in Longyearbyen, while the rest was brought along from Latvia. In the afternoon a meeting was held with the <strong>project partners<\/strong> &#8211; three gentlemen from Lithuania and two from Taiwan &#8211; sample collection <strong>plan<\/strong> and various organizational issues were discussed so that we could board the ship without any worries the next day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-komandas-bilde-pie-laivas-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15543\" style=\"width:654px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-komandas-bilde-pie-laivas-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-komandas-bilde-pie-laivas-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-komandas-bilde-pie-laivas-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-komandas-bilde-pie-laivas-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-komandas-bilde-pie-laivas-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Image 2.<\/strong> Expedition team. Andy, Ping <a href=\"http:\/\/web.iotma.ncku.edu.tw\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Institute of Ocean Technology and Marine Affairs of National Cheng Kung University<\/a>), Andrius \u0160iaulys, Dzmitry Lukashanets, Sergej Olenin (<a href=\"https:\/\/jti.ku.lt\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marine Research Institute of Klaip\u0117da University<\/a>), Marta Barone, Barbara Massalska-Duszczyk (LHEI). Photo: Christian Clauwers.  <a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the next <strong>sixt days<\/strong> we will call the ship <strong>\u201cOcean-B\u201d<\/strong> our home, where three strong Polish women in body and spirit are in charge &#8211; captain of the ship Alicja, mechanic Lena, and hostess and cook Halina. We received instructions that the departure had been postponed to a later time, because we have to wait until the <strong>waves<\/strong> calmed at sea. Together with our partners, we rearranged the sample collection plan to match the new departure time. The captain had not lied about the waves &#8211; on the ship we felt like clothes in a washing machine! We all had a sleepless night, spent tossing and turning in the waves.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-karte-1024x992.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15545\" style=\"width:648px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-karte-1024x992.png 1024w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-karte-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-karte-768x744.png 768w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-karte-1536x1488.png 1536w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.-karte-2048x1983.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Image 3.<\/strong> Eidembukta expedition map<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this year&#8217;s expedition, we plan to collect <strong>microplastic samples<\/strong> from the surface water and sediments in both the older and younger parts of the lagoon. This will allow us to understand how pollutants accumulate in new and seemingly pristine ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/en\/microplastics-and-related-persistent-organic-pollutants-in-post-glacial-arctic-ecosystems-and-adjacent-areas-mp-arctic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;MP-ARCTIC&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> is implemented with the support of Latvian Council of Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0.-Funders-logo-1024x185.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15547\" style=\"width:806px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0.-Funders-logo-1024x185.png 1024w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0.-Funders-logo-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0.-Funders-logo-768x139.png 768w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0.-Funders-logo-1536x277.png 1536w, https:\/\/lhei.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0.-Funders-logo-2048x370.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We continue our research within project &#8220;MP-ARCTIC&#8221; 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