Winter-view from GRID-Arendal’s offices, Kolbjørnsvik

GRID-Arendal, which has its offices right at the waterfront of Arendal, is well connected to the marine environment and can explain and demonstrate its…

Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima), Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider ducks are the only common sea-duck species breeding in the archipelagos of Sørlandet. The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of…

Spring flowers on Store Torungen, planned “Raet National Park”

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Common Gull (Larus canus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Store Torungen

The Common Gull is one of 5 breeding gull species on the coast of Sørlandet. It can be distinguished from the other light grey-backed…

Gravel Ridge (“Raet”), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Merdø

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Gravel Ridge (“Raet”), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Tromøy

Towards the end of the ice age (ca 10 000 years ago) a huge gravel ridge was deposited at the edge of the retreating…

Common Gulls (Larus canus), planned Raet National Park, South-coast of Norway

The Common Gull is one of 5 breeding gull species on the coast of Sørlandet. It can be distinguished from the other light grey-backed…

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), first-year bird, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Store Torungen

The Lesser Black-backed Gull is one of five breeding gull species on the coast of Sørlandet. Young birds are difficult to distinguish. An adult…

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Store Torungen

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Tromøy shore, “Rollingstone” (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

South the shores of the islands outside Arendal a marine national park is in planning. The rolling stones, remains from the last ice edge…

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, view towards Torungen Islands

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Archipelago of Søgne

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…