Live streaming of the summer tour 2017

During the summer cruise in 2017, the TV2 Nyhetskanalen broadcast live images from the underwater robot Ægir 6000's dive along the Arctic Mediterranean ridge. The audience could also follow the discoveries made by the researchers at K.G. Jebsen center for deep sea research through live streaming on the Facebook pages of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

TV 2 Nyhetskanalen broadcasts live from 2600 meters deep west of Svalbard during the summer expedition in 2017. Program host Kjetil Iden interviews expedition leader Rolf Birger Pedersen on board G.O. Sars. Ida Helene Steen, professor of geomicrobiology, tells more about what the discoveries in the deep sea can be used for. Producer: TV2 Nyhetskanalen

Summer expedition at JC-DeepSea

  • Annual summer expedition to Norwegian sea areas
  • Customized research group with interdisciplinary composition
  • Researchers with fields such as geology, geochemistry, microbiology and macrobiology
  • Travels to locations with the help of UIB and HI's RV G.O. Sars
  • Uses high-tech equipment to research life in and the development of the deep sea
  • Mainly the ROV Ægir 6000 which performs deep-sea dives
  • The expedition is led by center director Rolf Birger Pedersen (UiB, JC-DeepSea)

ÆGIR 6000

ÆGIR 6000
Photo: Cedrik Hamelin

Telenor

Telenor
Photo: Telenor
Last updated: 05.06.2025