Our Expeditions
We understand the profound impact that first-hand experiences in exploration and citizen-science can have on someone’s life. They’ve changed us for the better! That’s why each of our expeditions includes real and important ways to contribute and get involved with ocean and climate advocacy, marine conservation, and field science. Check out our past and upcoming expeditions and join the squad! We’d love to have you!
Best of the Arctic with Blue Green Expeditions
Spitsbergen (Norway) & Greenland
August 16 - 30, 2025 (Iceland add on: Aug 2- - Sept 7, 2025)
Citizen-science, snorkeling, and diving in the High Arctic
The Seabirds are partnering with Blue Green Expeditions for a citizen-science expedition to Spitsbergen and Greenland, with an optional add on for Iceland! This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime trip to see the Best of the Arctic.
On board, you’ll learn from world-leading experts and scientists about sea spiders and polar gigantism, marine benthic invertebrates, plankton, and more. Plus, as part of the Seabirds Squad, you’ll contribute to hydrophone recordings and social science experiments about the effect of polar exploration.
Expedition Aims: record whales with hydrophones, observe sea spiders/polar gigantism, measure plankton abundance and type, invertebrate observation, clean up plastics on Spitsbergen beach, ROV benthic surveys, social science of polar exploration
Possible Encounters: Polar bears, whales, musk oxen, walruses, arctic foxes, reindeer, ringed seals, bearded seals, and – of course – seabirds (guillemots).
Iceland Encounters: Puffins, diving Silfra fissure at night
Hobby LAB with C4OE
Norway
Nov 7 - 13, 2025
Citizen-science, snorkeling with orca and winter whales of arctic Norway
The Seabirds are partnering with the Center for Ocean Exploration (C4OE) for a once-in-a-lifetime expedition celebrating women exploration: past, present, and future. We will honor the pioneering work of Louise Arner Boyd (LAB), for whom the expedition is named. Her ship was “The Hobby,” and our expedition honors that history as well as the notion that Boyd defied with her whole existence: “Women are to be left to their hobbies.”
On board, our intergenerational team will deploy hydropones, ROVs, and other means of study of the environment and the winter whales migrating into the fjords.
Via Zodiacs, we will observe and snorkel with North Atlantic type 1 orcas and Northeast Atlantic humpback whales. The observations are all conducted with animal welfare and ethics at the forefront.
On board, we will learn from field guides and scientists about orca behaviors, Norway’s fjord ecosystem, and behavioral adaptations due to climate and human impact.
Expedition Aims: Record orca and whales with hydrophones and cameras, ROV surveys, social science of polar exploration
Possible Encounters: Orca, humpback whales, fin whales, herring, mackerel
