The Norwegian tanker STAV VIKING has reported a sudden loss of propulsion in the Gulf of Bothnia.
After a sharp speed drop, she is now broadcasting "Not Under Command" status. Vessel is currently drifting.
#StavViking #MaritimeSafety #GulfOfBothnia #ShippingAlert
Haukipudas Marina in Haukipudas, Finland - Marina Reviews - Phone
#Haukipudas is a town and former #municipality of #Finland. It was located in the #province of Oulu and is part of the #NorthOstrobothnia #region. Its shore runs along the #GulfOfBothnia, with the river #Kiiminkijoki running through the province. Along with Kiiminki, #Oulunsalo.
Researcher sampling water onboard research R/V Botnica.
Researcher with water samples.
Researcher with water samples.
Ashish Verma on board R/V Botnica, performing oxygen consumption rates of #plankton.
The consumption rates indicate planktonic respiration through organic matter degradation and #CarbonDioxide release.🦑🧪🌊
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social #ClimateChange #MarineResearch #GulfOfBothnia #UMF
Algae blooming outside Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.
Sample from algae blooming.
Algae bloom viewed in the microscope.
Up for a swim today? Don't think so! 🏊♂️😒
Right outside @umeaunimarine.bsky.social it’s algae bloom-soup. Gorgeous under the scope, but includes the toxin-producing Nodularia! 🦑🧪🌊
#GulfOfBothnia #AlgaeBloom
View from research vessel KBV 181 while collecting samles for research and monitoring. Photo: Åsa Hallberg
Summer might soon come to an end, but beautiful mornings on research vessel KBV 181 continue!! 🌞❤️
#MarineResearch #EnvironmentalMonitoring #MorningSun #GulfOfBothnia #UMF @umeauniversitet.bsky.social 🌊🧪🦑
Staff from Umeå Marine Sciences Centre cleaning the nets.
Staff from Umeå Marine Sciences Centre cleaning the nets.
Measuring fishes that was caught in the nets.
Lots of perch in the nets this year.
🐟The annual coastal fish monitoring is wrapped up!Always exciting to see what ends up in the nets — this year it was LOTS of perch! Usually a promising sign for the ecosystem.🦑🧪🌊
#GulfOfBothnia @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
#FishMonitoring
Adriaen Stigter
Exciting seminar!👏 Adriaen Stigter (Radboud Uni.) shared first results from his #modeling of coastal fish populations in the #GulfofBothnia.
Aim? To pinpoint environm. drivers behind shifts in community composition and dominant species.🦑🧪🐟
@ribesresearch.bsky.social @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
Happy Biodiversity Day! 🦑🌊🧪
Sampling benthic macrofauna in the #GulfOfBothnia to build long-term data series - vital for research and tracking environmental change!
#BiodiversityDay #IDB2025 #ClimateChange #MarineScience
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social
Saduria entomon, "Ishavsgråsugga" in Swedish. Photo: Mikael Peedu/UMF
Enjoying a Saduria-sunrise! 🌅 Sampling macrofauna in the Gulf of Bothnia has its moments. Wishing you all a fantastic weekend! 🦐✨
#Fieldwork #GulfOfBothnia #UMF
