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Tara Polar Station locks into Arctic ice and begins its isolated journey into the unknown
After two months of navigating to its target ice floe, the crew of 12 aboard the Tara Polar Station officially became encased in Arctic ice on Sept. 9, marking the beginning of its scientific drift through the polar darkness.
The international research mission includes Chief Scientist and Marine Institute’s Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research, Dr. Maxime Geoffroy. Together, the team will conduct scientific experiments and collect critical data to build a robust dataset in the Arctic, home to the planet's only polar ocean.
Four sailors, six scientists, a doctor and a media specialist are now adrift together after completing extensive physical and psychological assessments and expedition training.
They are entering the most demanding phase of the journey, venturing into months of darkness during the polar night.
Photo: Sebastien Devrient - Fondation Tara Ocean
The Tara Polar Station will serve as a unique scientific hub, enabling researchers to witness and study the dramatic changes taking place in the Arctic Ocean. Dr. Geoffroy’s research will focus on how changing seasons transform Arctic ecosystems, from microscopic plankton to larger marine food webs.
The work will also contribute data to inform future policy decisions about fishing in the central Arctic Ocean, which remains closed to commercial fishing under a 16-year moratorium agreed to by the EU and nine nations in 2021.
When asked what he hopes to achieve, Dr. Maxime Geoffroy’s answer to his complex research is simple.
“To gain a better understanding of the environment, ecology and biology of the central Arctic Ocean over a complete year cycle.”
The expedition brings together experts from around the world, including biologists, physicists, ecologists, glaciologists, atmospheric scientists and oceanographers.
This historic first expedition, Tara Polaris I, unites more than 30 partner laboratories and institutions from 12 countries, including the Marine Institute.
The current team is expected to be relieved by air in mid-April as spring returns to the Arctic.
To find out more about Dr. Geoffroy’s research, click here.
