One of the most important parts of the Coastal and Marine Management master´s program is giving students the opportunity to experience real-life conditions in field trips and practical projects.

The first field trip of the semester, in the course Integrated coastal and marine management, was a bit unusual since the vehicle of transportation was not a bus, but instead the 60 feet sailboat Aurora. This gave students and teachers a unique opportunity to experience the magnificent landscape of the Westfjorsd from the viewpoint of the sea.

The group spent three days on the boat, sailed around the large Ísafjarðardjúp fjord and to the uninhabited Jökulfirðir fjords on the northern most part of the Westfjord peninsula.