Tag Archives: Baltic Sea

Winter Fieldwork: The North Sea and the Baltic Sea

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Randel Kreitsberg

The marine scientists of the University of Tartu are once again on a winter field expedition on the research vessel Walther Herwig III. On board from our team are Randel Kreitsberg and Ciara Baines. We document our experiences in a … Continue reading →

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Career in science offers new knowledge and freedom

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Sandra Saar

One of this year’s 6,000-euro young talent awards of the L’Oreal Baltic For Women in Science Programme was granted to Mari-Ann Lind, University of Tartu doctoral student in animal ecology. Lind reached her doctoral studies quite by chance – she … Continue reading →

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How healthy the Baltic Sea and its fish are

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Randel Kreitsberg

Ecotoxicologist Randel Kreitsberg writes about the health of the Baltic Sea and its fish (that by the way, also get cancer). Continue reading →

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Living on the Edge: Landlocked Seals in a Changing Climate

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Piret Pappel

Even when there’s enough food, continuously warmer winters may make the ringed seal extinct. Such is the gloomy conclusion made by Mart Jüssi, a seal biologist at the University of Tartu, in his freshly defended doctoral thesis. Continue reading →

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Who Dares Say Marine Life in the Baltic Sea is Grey?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Villu Päärt

The hidden colours of the Baltic underwater seascapes are revealed in the following selection of images captured by Carlos Minguell, the photographer of Oceana, in spring 2011. Continue reading →

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