Tag: Kongsfjord

Jellyfish are an important food source during the Arctic polar night

Julia Hager

Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) discovered that apparently little nutritious jellyfish make up a considerable part of the diet of amphipods during the polar night.

A series of disturbances in the Svalbard fjords

Camille Lin

The underwater ecosystem of the Svalbard archipelago has changed in appearance over the last 20 years, with one disturbance leading to another, each of which calls into question the balance of the ecosystem.

Massive retreat observed on Svalbard glacier

Dr. Michael Wenger

Kongsbreen, one of the large glaciers on the west coast of Svalbard, has receded by 800 meters within six weeks after massive calvings.