On YouTube: Restoring a kelp forest in Øksfjord.

Using stunning footage captured by documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Ismaele Tortella, Roel Melman shares his experience in Øksfjord, Finnmark, where he joined fellow volunteers to help restore a kelp forest.

The project is a collaboration between Rissa Citizen Science, Lopphavet Marine Protected Area and artist Emma Gunnarsson (Arctic Lux). Ismaele Tortella completes the team in the field.

The project has two main goals: first, to raise awareness within the local community about the importance — and the decline — of Norway’s kelp forests; and second, to restore a kelp forest along the jetty in Øksfjord.

More about the project in this first article.