1 Apr 2021, 18:24

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Statement - Hespérides Research Mission on Antarctica


The Hespérides Boat has departed from Cartagena (Región de Murcia) to the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica, in order to do new research missions about the South Pole of our planet and the impact global warming and by thus, climate change, is having over the ice caps on that area. The Hespérides boat is expected to come back to Spain in October 2021, and will send monthly reports about the findings the tripulation makes. Apart from climate-related missions, the Hespérides will help on the tracking and identification of penguins and other species living at Antarctica and will keep an eye on their reproduction, behaviour and relation with the environment.

D. Víctor Calvo-Sotelo Ibáñez-Martín
Minister of Science, Innovation, Research, Digital Transformation and 2030 Agenda