Fast ice algae project blog (2015) Home > About Antarctica > History > Exploration and expeditions > Expeditioner stories > Fast ice algae project blog (2015) Lowering the ROV under the sea ice. Photo: Bill De Bruyn Follow the fast-ice algae project team over 4 to 6weeks, as they travel to Antarctica and conduct their research in the fast ice off Davis station. More information Blog 1 — Pre-departure After many days of packing our cargo has finally been consolidated into a shipping container and loaded on to the… Blog 2 — Sea sampling 4 November After a few days' delay we boarded the Aurora Australis and left Hobart last Thursday morning. The ship… Blog 3 — Sea-ice observations 7 November We are at the ice edge! After 10 days of Southern Ocean travel we are now in calm waters and steaming… Blog 4 — Prepping our fast ice instruments Since we arrived within the marginal-ice zone, and especially now in the sea-ice zone, the veracity of the Southern… Blog 5 — Introductions and instructions at Davis 12 November The first group of scientists arrived at Davis yesterday. Petra and I were part of a small team that was… Blog 6 — First ice measurements 24 November We have been working on the ice for more than a week now. After the arrival of our remaining team members… Blog 7 — Let it snow 25 November Hello from Antarctica. I’m Rob Massom and I’m here to measure the properties and distribution of snow on… Blog 8 — Diatoms dominate 30 November Two days ago the weather improved and we were able to return to our sampling site on the sea ice. There was… Blog 9 — Farewell Davis With the project now concluded and the scientists on their way home, Dr Petra Heil reflects on what the fast-ice team… Blog 10 — Fast-ice project wrap The last two weeks have been very busy. We completed our fourth measurement cycle and then hurried to finalise our… Previous pageOcean acidification experiment blog (2014)Next pageSørsdal Glacier blog (2016) This content was last updated 8 years ago on 20 October 2015.