Setting Sail on the Ocean Change 2025 Expedition: Collecting Critical Data for Climate Research
Arved Fuchs embarks on the 'Ocean Change' phase of his voyage in 2025 - Arved Fuchs is preparing for the 2025 Ocean Change Event
Polar explorer and writer Arved Fuchs has embarked on the latest leg of his expedition series, "Ocean Change". Alongside his crew, he set sail from Flensburg this Sunday, steering the historic sailing vessel, the "Dagmar Aaen". "We've labored on this project for ten years now," Fuchs stated to Deutsche Presse-Agentur before setting sail. This year's focus is on the interplay between climate change and marine protection. Fuchs emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, working with numerous institutions.
For 2025, the voyage will traverse the eastern Baltic Sea, a delicate inland sea, as well as the North Sea and the eastern Atlantic. The itinerary includes stops in Stralsund, Greifswald, and Swinemünde (Poland), continuing to Klaipėda (Lithuania) and Riga (Latvia). They will also pass through Gotland (Sweden), navigate through the Kattegat and Skagerrak into the North Sea, with a planned visit to Föhr before heading through the English Channel towards Brittany and Cornwall in the eastern Atlantic. Their anticipated return to the homeport of Flensburg is scheduled for late August, weather permitting.
The "Dagmar Aaen" facilitates collecting data in zones where research ships seldom operate, Fuchs mentioned. "There aren't many of them, so we're bridging the gap in their work." With smart measurement technology, the crew gathers and disseminates data.
Established by Fuchs in 2015, the "Ocean Change" project dives deep into changes occurring in our oceans and their influence on the climate and coastal landscapes.
- Arved Fuchs
- Climate Change
- Marine Protection
- Climate
- Flensburg
- North Sea
- Atlantic
- Sunday
- Deutsche Presse-Agentur
EyeOnWater Project: A Global Citizen Science Initiative
Beyond professional collaboration, the Ocean Change 2025 expedition actively encourages citizen participation through projects like "Sailing for Oxygen" and "EyeOnWater" initiative. These initiatives enable amateurs and researchers alike to monitor water color, an indicator of life in the water, such as algae [1][2].
Climate Research Collaboration with Institutions
In addition to amassing data from lay participants, the expedition collaborates with esteemed institutions like the German Weather Service (DWD) and the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) to accumulate wide-ranging data [2].
[1] https://eyeon.water/[2] https://ocean-change.net/[3] https://www.dagmar-aaen.com/en/[4] https://www.dwd.de/DE/homepage/_php/introtext.php?메테큰복사기저장=meteokenzeichner[5] https://www.dwd.de/DE/Home/media/map.html?extaustausch=ocean_change_dwd2025&view=longitudinal&layer=meteoken&dlgWidth=700&dlgHeight=700&lat=55.1852665293523&lon=10.3299024178387
- During the Ocean Change 2025 expedition, Arved Fuchs and his team will collaborate with institutions like the German Weather Service (DWD) and the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) to gather data related to climate and marine protection, bridging the gap where research ships rarely operate.
- Beyond professional collaboration, the Ocean Change 2025 expedition invites citizen participation through projects such as "Sailing for Oxygen" and "EyeOnWater" initiative, encouraging amateurs and researchers alike to monitor water color as an indicator of life in the water, contributing to broader climate research.
