Hoist the Sails: Arved Fuchs on the Maiden Voyage of "Ocean Change" Leg 2025!
Setting off: Arved Fuchs toward "Ocean Change" event in 2025 - Ocean Advocate Arved Fuchs gears up for the 2025 Ocean Change platform
Gear up for an exciting interdisciplinary expedition as polar explorer and author Arved Fuchs embarks on yet another leg of his venture, "Ocean Change". On June 1, 2025, he and his crew embarked from Flensburg aboard the historical sailing vessel "Dagmar Aaen". Speaking to Deutsche Presse-Agentur before leaving, Fuchs expressed, "We've been prepping for this for a decade!" The focus of this groundbreaking journey is the intersection of climate change and marine conservation. Fuchs champions interdisciplinary cooperation with various institutions.
The 2025 expedition plans to navigate through the eastern Baltic Sea, a delicate inland sea, as well as the North Sea and the eastern Atlantic. Stops in Stralsund, Greifswald, and Świnoujście (Poland), Klaipėda (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia), Gotland (Sweden), the Kattegat, Skagerrak, Föhr, the English Channel, Brittany, Cornwall in the eastern Atlantic, and the return to Flensburg are tentatively scheduled, weather permitting.
The "Dagmar Aaen" boasts advanced technology that allows it to collect data even in areas less trafficked by research vessels. According to Fuchs, "With so few of them around, we're picking up where they leave off." The crew's smart measurement tools enable them to gather and publish valuable data.
Established by Fuchs in 2015, the "Ocean Change" project delves into the transformations in oceans and their repercussions on the climate and coastal landscapes.
- Arved Fuchs
- Climate Change
- Marine Conservation
- Climate
- Flensburg
- North Sea
- Atlantic
- Sailing Vessel "Dagmar Aaen"
- June 2025
- Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Enrichment Insights:
- Scientific Data Collection: Equipped with advanced instruments such as laboratory equipment, drifter buoys, Argofloaters, and an OceanPack, the "Dagmar Aaen" gathers data on CO2 content, salinity, temperature, and phytoplankton[2]. A CCD probe delivers detailed readings on seawater conditions, including depths of 500 meters.
- Citizen Science: The expedition collaborates with "Sailing for Oxygen", a project organized by GEOMAR and Trans-Ocean e.V., to encourage public participation in marine data collection[1]. A camera mounted on the jib boom captures images of seawater, while the EyeOnWater app invites users to report water color from various locations[1].
- Marine Ecosystem Focus: The expedition primarily investigates the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on ecologically sensitive areas such as the eastern Baltic Sea and the North Sea[2].
- Significance: By combining interdisciplinary research, technological innovation, and citizen science, the expedition generates comprehensive data on marine ecosystems, contributes to climate change research, and raises awareness about marine conservation efforts.
- Arved Fuchs' 2025 expedition, rooted in the intersection of climate change and marine conservation, aims to collect valuable scientific data using advanced technology on board the sailing vessel "Dagmar Aaen", particularly focusing on ecologically sensitive areas like the eastern Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
- In tandem with the "Sailing for Oxygen" project, the 2025 expedition embraces the principles of citizen science, encouraging public participation through the use of a camera on the jib boom and the EyeOnWater app, empowering individuals to contribute to the collection of marine data while raising awareness about climate change and marine conservation.
