Researchproject D-2
ASPA - Synthesis of drugs from plants and pharmaceutical analysis
Zanzibar
Fiktives Reisedatum 18.06.23 - 02.07.23
Fiktives Reisedatum 02.07.23 - 16.07.23
Fiktives Reisedatum 16.07.23 - 01.07.23
Martina Sandmann
Sustainable Sea & Ocean Solution
Tom Prsybilla
Sustainable Sea & Ocean Solution
Sustainable Sea and Ocean Solutions establishes new technologies for aquaculture and marine and coastal clean-up applications.
What drives us
Healthy oceans and coastal areas are vital to the future of the planet.Increasing pollution and overfishing make research and innovation for sustainable use of the ocean habitat a major concern.
What we do
Our research project is looking at the causes and origins of air pollution, as well as new devices for removing plastic waste from the oceans and recycling ocean-derived plastic,
In this way, we will be able to develop new technologies against increasing marine pollution and surprise.
Three quarters of the rubbish in the sea consists of plastic, specifically 4.8 - 12.7 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans every year. This plastic is a constantly growing problem and costs tens of thousands of animals their lives every year. This is because it can take several hundred to thousands of years for plastic to completely decompose. Until then, it merely decomposes into smaller and smaller particles. These small, solid and water-insoluble plastic particles under 5 mm in size are called microplastics.
Cabin selection
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Category A: Owner's cabin
Owner's cabin
These cabins are the right place for expedition enthusiasts. The furnishings are designed in a correspondingly nautical style. Our concept: authentic seafaring instead of luxury and consumption on board.
Cabin at a glance:
- Deck 2
- approx. 18 sqm
- Bathroom with shower
- Upper and lower bed 80 x 200 cm
- wardrobe
- minibar
- Porthole -
Category B: Outside Cabin Deck 3
Outside Cabin Deck 3
These cabins are the right place for expedition enthusiasts. The furnishings are designed in a correspondingly nautical style. Our concept: authentic seafaring instead of luxury and consumption on board.
Cabin at a glance:
- Deck 2
- approx. 18 sqm
- Bathroom with shower
- Upper and lower bed 80 x 200 cm
- wardrobe
- minibar
- Porthole -
Category C: Outside Cabin Deck 2
Outside Cabin Deck 2
These cabins are the right place for expedition enthusiasts. The furnishings are designed in a correspondingly nautical style. Our concept: authentic seafaring instead of luxury and consumption on board.
Cabin at a glance:
- Deck 2
- approx. 18 sqm
- Bathroom with shower
- Upper and lower bed 80 x 200 cm
- wardrobe
- minibar
- Porthole -
Category D: Outside cabin with porthole
Outside cabin with porthole
These cabins are the right place for expedition enthusiasts. The furnishings are designed in a correspondingly nautical style. Our concept: authentic seafaring instead of luxury and consumption on board.
Cabin at a glance:
- Deck 2
- approx. 18 sqm
- Bathroom with shower
- Upper and lower bed 80 x 200 cm
- wardrobe
- minibar
- Porthole -
Category E: Inside cabin
Inside cabin
These cabins are the right place for expedition enthusiasts. The furnishings are designed in a correspondingly nautical style. Our concept: authentic seafaring instead of luxury and consumption on board.
Cabin at a glance:
- Deck 2
- approx. 18 sqm
- Bathroom with shower
- Upper and lower bed 80 x 200 cm
- wardrobe
- minibar
- Porthole -
Category F: Inside cabin 4 times occupancy
Inside cabin 4 times occupancy
These cabins are the right place for expedition enthusiasts. The furnishings are designed in a correspondingly nautical style. Our concept: authentic seafaring instead of luxury and consumption on board.
Cabin at a glance:
- Deck 2
- approx. 18 sqm
- Bathroom with shower
- Upper and lower bed 80 x 200 cm
- wardrobe
- minibar
- Porthole
Research trip highlights
- Archaeological animal bone collections on Spitsbergen.
- Individual group tour and workshop UN Seed Vault (Svalbard Global Seed Vault).
- Drone reconnaissance flights in search of former whaler hunting settlements.
- Outdoor expedition with canoe tour and polar night hike.
- Barentsburg and the historic mines
- Animal bone analysis: genetics, stable isotopes, amino acid dating, collagen fingerprinting.
- Introduction to palaeoecology and palaeolimnology.
- Basics of cartography, sample documentation and sample analysis.
- Workshop Citizen Science Public Relations
Research trip D-2 - ASPA - Synthesis of drugs from plants and pharmaceutical analysis
Expedition route
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Day 1Individual journey via New Delhi to Port Blair. Afternoon onboarding on the MS Polar Star.
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Day 2Marine pollution: overview and challenges
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Day 3The MS Pola Star sets sail for the southern Andaman Islands. Water filtration and rubbish sightings.
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Day 4At sea. Maritime litter pollution: test evaluation and analysis.
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Day 5The MS Polar Star calls at Lakshampur. Lab work in the morning and relaxing on the beach in the afternoon.
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Day 6Microplastic pollution. Sampling and analysis. Snorkelling and diving.
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Day 7At sea. The MS Polar Star sets course for the Nicobar Islands.
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Day 8At sea. Laboratory work and microplastic analysis
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Day 9Kamorta. Shore leave with relaxation on the beach
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Day 10Dinki Expedition to the primary mangrove forest. Water sampling and rubbish sampling.
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Day 11Parka. Visit the old harbour facilities. Reef shark snorkelling and diving
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Day 12At sea towards Port Blair. Further sampling and rubbish fishing.
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Day 13At sea towards Port Blair. Microplastic evaluations in the laboratory.
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Day 14Final evaluation of the experiment and summary. Final discussion with award of certificate.
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Day 15Offboarding and individual departure.
Research trip highlights
- Archaeological animal bone collections on Spitsbergen.
- Individual group tour and workshop UN Seed Vault (Svalbard Global Seed Vault).
- Drone reconnaissance flights in search of former whaler hunting settlements.
- Outdoor expedition with canoe tour and polar night hike.
- Barentsburg and the historic mines
- Animal bone analysis: genetics, stable isotopes, amino acid dating, collagen fingerprinting.
- Introduction to palaeoecology and palaeolimnology.
- Basics of cartography, sample documentation and sample analysis.
- Workshop Citizen Science Public Relations
Ship
Cabins
Deck plan
Research project D-2
Bürgerwissenschaftliches Diplom
Researchproject D-2
ASPA - Synthesis of drugs from plants and pharmaceutical analysis
Zanzibar
Fiktives Reisedatum 18.06.23 - 02.07.23
Fiktives Reisedatum 02.07.23 - 16.07.23
Fiktives Reisedatum 16.07.23 - 01.07.23
