Monday 27 August 2018

Sediment Trap Retrieval Kaldfjorden



Two sediment traps were successfully retrieved from Kaldfjorden, Troms this Summer on the 17th July. The traps have spent approximately 10 months in Kaldfjorden measuring the flux of organic material to the seafloor. An ADCP was also attached to each trap to measure current flow as part of the Fram Centre Flagship Project; WHALE (led by Angelika Renner from IMR), examining seasonal variation in fjord water column chemistry and flow circulation. 

Samples from the sediment traps are presently being analysed at the Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.


Retrieval of the ADCP and acoustic release (in picture Carl Ballantine) 

Removal of sediment trap samples by Catherine Lalande (Laval University, Canada) and Ingrid Wiedmann (University of Tromsø)

Steaming around Kvaløya to unload at TMY, Kraknes


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