Icescape in the Arctic

Arctic ice edge in Fram Strait, between Svalbard and Greenland. A group of US scientists is collecting data at the Arctic sea ice edge in May 2019 during the time of spring algae blooms to study the interactions between melting sea ice and the local ecosystem.
The Esperanza and Arctic Sunrise are in Svalbard on the first leg of one of Greenpeace's biggest ever expeditions: an almost year-long pole to pole voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic, to highlight the many threats facing the oceans and to campaign for a Global Ocean Treaty covering all seas outside of national waters.
The 'Protect the Oceans' expedition will see scientists and campaigners team up to research the threats of climate change, overfishing, plastic pollution, deep sea mining and oil drilling.