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Boats in the ice, Uummannaq, Greenland
The port on the small island of Uummannaq is not deep enough to allow cruise ships in, but sufficiently deep for fishing vessels and…
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Ice hole for Halibut fishing in Uummannaq, Greenland
Halibut is fished in Greenland year round from boats, or from holes in the ice that are reached by dog sled.
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Halibut fishing, Uummannaq, Greenland
Halibut is fished in Greenland year round from boats, or from holes in the ice that are reached by dog sled.
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Boats in the ice in Uummannaq, Greenland
The vital fishing industry in Greenland is powered by a fleet of around 5850 boats of all shapes and sizes. Greenland is restricted by…
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Shoreline in the Seychelles
Environmental pressures in the Seychelles, a group of granitic islands located in the Indian Ocean, are greatest on the coastal plain where over 80%…
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Spectacular patterns caused by erosion, Seychelles
Rocks along the coast have been weathered, leaving dramatic formations.
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Spectacular rock formations in the Seychelles
The Seychelles is a community consisting of 115 islands over 1,3 million square kilometres of the western Indian Ocean. Smoothed granite rocks such as…
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Protective stone wall by the roadside, Seychelles
Climate change and sea level rise are shaping the Seychelles Islands in spectacular and dramatic ways. Clefts in the sand on the beaches and…
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Channels in the sand, Seychelles
The idyllic Seychelles employ about 30% of the workforce in the tourism industry, which also generates approximately 70% of the country's hard currency. Development…
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Protective stone wall on artificial island, Seychelles
Parts of the shoreline in the Seychelles has been reclaimed from the sea, by coastal reclamation. These artificial islands, located around the capital Victoria,…
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Gangplank into the sea, Seychelles
The Seychelles Islands' main economic activities are (understandably) tourism and fishing. Both of these industries depend on the continued health and sustainable management of…
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Protective stone wall, Seychelles
Various attempts have been made to protect the Seychelles Islands from further erosion. A protective sea wall is considered a "hard" engineering solution. Several…