The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Amundsen is on a six-week tour of Hudson Bay to study the effects of climate change in the Arctic. On June 7, the research vessel stopped off the coast of Chesterfield Inlet and welcomed community members aboard for a tour and lunch with the captain, scientists and other crew.
A number of students from Victor Sammurtok School attended as did Chesterfield Inlet Mayor Harry Aggark.
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The Amundsen is conducting a Hudson Bay-wide survey from May 24 to July 5. The purpose is to understand the impacts of climate change on the bay.
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Their project is being co-funded by Manitoba Hydro, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and ArcticNet.
Its results will be shared with the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) at the University of Manitoba, which is a large research group of over 140 people who work all over the Arctic and focus on the effects of climate change.
There are 40 scientists aboard the ship right now.
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Barber and his research team has been working with the community of Chesterfield Inlet for several years now and they select one town for a visit each time they visit the bay SA国际影视传媒� this year Chesterfield was selected.
Barber and his team shared some of their results with the Chesterfield residents who came aboard for the visit.
They were taken on a two-hour tour of the research vessel and heard presentations from both the Coast Guard crew and by the scientific staff. There was also some discussion about how Northern youth might pursue a career in science or the Coast Guard.
