Luisa

Luisa, surfer, environmentalist, filmmaker, and the Norwegian beach-cleaning crew she joined for two months in 2020 and never left. Built from her own Instagram and that of In The Same Boat, the NGO that has removed more than 1,700 tons of marine litter from the Arctic coastline since 2017. Her captions, in her own words.

A chronological documentary of 660 moments spanning 2017–2026 on Loreline.

Curated by Olivier · last updated 2026-08-22

Eras

First There Was the Ocean, "Before the filmmaking, before the investigations, before all the fighting, there was the ocean. I moved to the coast to surf." Four months working a surf camp in Andalucía, daily walks on the same beach, a lighthouse she kept photographing, and captions that read more like poetry than posts. Everything after this grows out of it.
Two-Month Mission, "I signed up for a 2-month-only mission in Norway", that was six years ago. In The Same Boat cleans the Norwegian and Arctic coastline from sailboats: volunteers live aboard for weeks at a time in some of the most remote and weather-exposed places in Europe. This facet is the boat as a workplace and a home, the school, the safety drills, the anchorages, and the ordinary logistics of getting a crew to a beach nobody else reaches.
What Washes Up, "Beachcleaning in Norway? Sounds like a peaceful stroll, right? Reality: hauling heavy nets, dragging plastic barrels through deep snow." Ropes grown into the ground. Fridges in the middle of nowhere. Fishing nets that take a whole crew to move. This is the work itself, across Finnmark and the northern islands, and the tonnage it adds up to: over 1,700 tons removed since 2017.
Volunteers From Everywhere, The organisation was founded by Rolf-Ørjan Høgset in 2017 and runs on people who show up: a snowboarder from Germany, a gap-year student from London, someone who brought a cowboy hat from Arizona to clean Norwegian beaches. Skippers, coordinators, ambassadors, and the volunteers profiled one at a time as #ITSBHeroes. "There is an inspiring person behind every piece of trash that we pick up."
Six Hundred Nautical Miles North, In spring 2025 the crew sailed from Tromsø to Svalbard, 600 nautical miles across the Arctic Ocean, scouting for a future cleanup mission. Storms, the possibility of ice and fifteen-metre waves, temperatures around −30°C, and eventually Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost town. She filmed the crossing as a series. "Before that day, I had never even seen real ice and stood there completely in awe, until our guide told us that it's rapidly disappearing."
Four Years of a First Film, "I've been working on my first feature doc for 4 years and counting." A documentary following a surfer who joins Norway's largest beach-cleaning crew, which is to say, following herself. This facet is the unglamorous half of filmmaking: pitching, funding, editing, and the festival circuit that decides whether a film gets made at all, Sheffield Doc/Fest, IDFA, CPH:DOX. "Behind every 10-minute pitch are 10,000 hours of chaos."
Thirty Million Tons, In May 2026 the Norwegian government approved dumping 30 million tons of toxic mining waste into the ocean, in a country she had arrived imagining as a picture-perfect postcard of clear fjords. Deep-sea mining, industrial harbours, the billion-dollar industries on the other side of the argument, and the occasional win. "If this absolutely BRILLIANT success story isn't reason enough to KEEP PUSHING."
Some Days It Feels Heavy, "Today's one of those days where I'm just thinking: f*ck, we are so doomed." Passing 1.5°C, the fires, the wars, the paralysis of reading the news on a phone. She does not perform optimism, and she does not look away. The answer she keeps arriving at is the same one: "The only way to cut through that feeling of helplessness is to go out and actually DO something."
Portugal, and the Places Between, Between missions: Ericeira, where the firefly finally settled a bit; cold Portuguese water and a 5/4 wetsuit; Morocco, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Copenhagen, London, and summers back east in Germany where not a lot has changed. A life lived across several countries and one element. "Somewhere between Portugal and Norway."
What Plastic Actually Does, The explaining, which the work makes unavoidable: plastic does not disappear, it becomes microplastic; the world produces more than 400 million tonnes of it a year; what a rope does to a bird; which animals live along the coast being cleaned. "I still remember the first time I found an animal k*lled by plastic pollution. A bird's skeleton on the rocks, its beak bound shut by a piece of plastic."

2017-05-07 - 30th of April - Narøy
2017-05-07 - 29th of April - Kinn
2017-05-07 - 06 of May - Humla
2017-05-07 - 26th of April - Alden
2017-05-15 - 12.of May near Kristiansund (1 of 3). 12.of May near Kristiansund
2017-05-15 - 12.of May near Kristiansund (3 of 3). 12.of May near Kristiansund
2017-05-15 - 12.of May near Kristiansund (2 of 3). 12.of May near Kristiansund
2017-05-15 - Untitled (1 of 5)
2017-05-16 - Kjerkvika
2017-05-16 - Trondheimsfjorden (2 of 4). Trondheimsfjorden
2017-05-16 - Trondheimsfjorden (3 of 4). Trondheimsfjorden
2017-05-16 - Trondheimsfjorden (1 of 4). Trondheimsfjorden
2017-05-16 - Trondheimsfjorden (4 of 4). Trondheimsfjorden
2017-05-16 - Hasselvika
2017-05-16 - Hasselvika
2017-05-16 - Kjerkvika
2017-05-27 - Drageid leirskole
2017-05-27 - Drageid Leirskole
2017-05-27 - Jøa Kystlag
2017-05-30 - Leka, Nord Trøndelag
2017-05-30 - Lekamøya
2017-05-30 - Leka
2017-05-30 - Lekamøya
2017-06-01 - Torghatten (5 of 7). Torghatten
2017-06-01 - Torghatten (6 of 7). Torghatten
2017-06-01 - Torghatten (3 of 7). Torghatten
2017-06-01 - Torghatten (7 of 7). Torghatten
2017-06-01 - Torghatten (4 of 7). Torghatten
2017-06-02 - Torghatten (2 of 7). Torghatten
2017-06-02 - Utsikt fra Torghatten
2017-06-02 - Lyd fra hatten
2017-06-02 - Torghatten (1 of 7). Torghatten
2017-06-03 - Fra Brønnøysund
2017-06-03 - Brønnøysund
2017-06-06 - Strandrydding ved Bolga (4 of 4). Strandrydding ved Bolga
2017-06-06 - Strandrydding ved Bolga (3 of 4). Strandrydding ved Bolga
2017-06-06 - Strandrydding ved Bolga (1 of 4). Strandrydding ved Bolga
2017-06-06 - Strandrydding ved Bolga (2 of 4). Strandrydding ved Bolga
2017-06-09 - Sørarnøy (2 of 7). Sørarnøy
2017-06-09 - Untitled (2 of 5)
2017-06-09 - Sørarnøy (1 of 7). Sørarnøy
2017-06-09 - Sørarnøy (5 of 7). Sørarnøy
2017-06-09 - Sørarnøy (6 of 7). Sørarnøy
2017-06-09 - Sørarnøy (3 of 7). Sørarnøy
2017-06-09 - Sørarnøy (4 of 7). Sørarnøy
2017-06-09 - Sørarnøy (7 of 7). Sørarnøy
2017-06-13 - Over Vestfjorden
2017-06-13 - Untitled (3 of 5)
2017-06-13 - 9 sekker fra Litlevågøysundet
2017-06-19 - Ballstad
2017-06-21 - Ballstad
2017-06-25 - Untitled (4 of 5)
2017-06-25 - Værøy, Lofoten
2017-07-04 - Ure (2 of 3). Ure
2017-07-04 - Henningsvær
2017-07-04 - Ure (1 of 3). Ure
2017-07-04 - Ure (3 of 3). Ure
2017-07-04 - Henningsvær
2018-06-01 - Larviksfjorden, Skagerrak, Norway.. 30 minutes work on this small beach, with good results. #marinelitter #beach
2018-06-01 - Blankstilla, is the Norwegian word for this.. #pantforhavet #inthesameboat.no #ocean #norway #fjord #sailing #beneteau #marinelife #saltlife #saltlife.no
2018-06-02 - Our international crew use light boats to move beach litter from…. #sailing #saltlife #marinelife #ocean #pantforhavet #holdnorgerent #tavaha #marinelitter #beachcleanup #beachclean #amaliaplukkeropp #plukkanopp
2018-06-09 - The skipper is away for a day, and the crew takes ahike at «De syv…. (the seven sisters), mountains, at Sandnessjøen.
2018-06-14 - Our sailboat «Live» longside with, ready for seminar about marine…. Our sailboat «Live» longside with @vaerfast_bodo, ready for seminar about marine sustainability. Being in the city, meeting people and connecting resources is just as important as field work. #plukkanopp #beachclean #ocean #marinelife #sailing #sustainablity #sustainable #sustainability
2018-07-26 - Ropes in sunset, just an ordinary day in the same boat😢. 😢#sunset #sailing #fisheries #why #dumped #helgeland #helgelandskysten #summer
2018-08-04 - We are all in the same boat, one ocean, one planet.... ❤️ #sailing #marinelitter #ocean #norway #fishing #fish #plastic
2018-08-06 - Watching «Plastic Ocean» after a long day at sea.
2018-08-07 - Serious talks maybe.... #plastic #litter #beachcleanup #sailing #norway #smøla #hitra #ocean
2018-08-09 - Seen it so many times, but don’t get enough.. ❤️ #ocean #norway #nature #sunset #thereisnoplanetb
2018-09-22 - Storm og flom har lagt igjen mye søppel langs elvebredden i Drammen.. #5forhvalen #marinelitter #thereisnoplanetb
2018-10-02 - The ocean, the source of all life and so much joy.... ! #ocean #marinepollution #marineplastic #marinelitter #thereisnoplanetb #5forhvalen #pantforhavet #timetochange #sailing #sailing⛵️ #future
2018-10-08 - Ian Grace is looking at the area he just cleaned...wandering about…. ! #beach #marinelitter #preventingmarinelitter #sailing #ocean #norway #plastic
2018-10-12 - Frøya... 30 minutes of beachcleaning, and just 10 minutes earlier…. ! Amazing coastline of Norway❤️❤️❤️ 1000s of small parts of ropes on this location... #sailing⛵️ #ocean #plastic #sailing #beach #marinelitter
2018-10-13 - Finally, a sunny moment, after 6 weeks with mostly rain.. #sailing⛵️ #ocean #marinelitter #plastic #sailing #norway #norway
2019-03-27 - 4 happy girls, 4 hours hard work, 31 x 165 litre bags of plastic trash.. )
2019-03-29 - Today we found a lot of beer cans behind some rocks outside…
2019-04-10 - Postcard from a Norwegian island near Lovund, the famous bird island.. #trash #beach #ocean #cleanup #sailing #nature #pollution #plastic #environment #litter #marinelitter
2019-04-10 - One hour later.... 5 people, 50 minutes. 800 young adults on waiting list to join us, but we need more boats to house them. #marinelitter #ocean #pollution #plastic #beachcleaning #sailing #future #environment #norway #helgelandskysten
2019-04-15 - Even the most motivated beach cleaners need to rest!. !:-) #marinelitter #pollution #plastic #environment #litter #ocean #helgelandskysten #norway #sailing #holdnorgerent
2019-04-16 - Cleaning a beach just before sunset can be the most beatiful experience.. ! Thousands of them... #ocean #helgelandskysten #norway #marinelitter #pollution #beachcleanup #holdnorgerent #levendehav
2019-04-18 - 6 days, 4 volunteers and one host/skipper/photographer.. 900 young adults from all over the world are on waiting list to do long term volunteer beach cleaning in Norway, but we need more boats! Hoping for support from the industries that build fortunes from a sustainable ocean... #marinelitter #pollution #ocean #helgelandskysten #norway #fishfarming #fishing #holdnorgerent #marinelife
2019-04-25 - Loading trash from a beach to our workboat, Nemo.. ! #marinelitter #pollution #ocean #helgelandskysten #norway #7søstre #sandnessjøen #sailing #beach #beachcleaning #holdnorgerent #handelensmiljøfond
2019-04-28 - Kevin is of the competitive kind, and today he tried to set a…. 2 hours! This is the result:-) #marinelitter #pollution #ocean #helgelandskysten #sailing #holdnorgerent #sailing #handelensmiljøfond
2019-04-30 - 4 days work, and this half of our result.. !:-) #sailing #handelensmiljøfond #holdnorgerent #marinelitter #pollution #ocean #helgelandskysten #norway #nature #garbage #beach #beachcleanups
2019-05-20 - This is some of the things we found on 50 meters shoreline at a…. 87% of the weight of the garbage we found was from the seafood industry, 9% from other industry and 4% from personal use. #holdnorgerent #marinelitter #beachcleanups #pollution #nature #norway #strandrydding #sailing #ocean #helgelandskysten #helgeland @miljofondet @miljovernforbundet @miljodirektoratet
2019-05-23 - The ketchup and mustard from Idun is popular to bring for outdoor…. ’t think anyone throw them in the ocean on purpose, but small accidents make them go away in the wild. It would have been great if Idun could help us bringing them back where they belong! What about an Idun workboat, that could bring our volunteer beachcleaners out, and the garbage in? Behind this bottles, you can see a mountain of garbage, and some real mountains with a great story. Can U guess the name of the mountains? #holdnorgerent #strandrydding #marinelitter #beachcleanups #pollution #norway #helgeland #helgelandskysten #sailing @miljodirektoratet
2019-05-25 - The earth takes over the plastics.... ! This pile of ropes probably has been here for some years, and it’s almost «gone» in the ground. We want to remove as much as possible before it gets stuck in the ground, and we need all the help we can get. Our expectations to the industries that lost this ropes are still high... #holdnorgerent #strandrydding #marinelitter #beachcleanups #pollution #ropes #sailing #norway #helgelandskysten #helgeland @holdnorgerent @miljodirektoratet @miljovernforbundet @holdnorgerent @miljofondet
2019-06-16 - One more happy beach with no plastics.. #holdnorgerent #strandrydding #marinelitter #beachcleanups #sailing #norway #helgeland #helgelandskysten @holdnorgerent @miljodirektoratet @miljofondet
2019-06-21 - Someone has misunderstood how to use ketchup when making sausages on…. ! Or... maybe they just found the bottle and wanted to burn it to get rid of it? Anyway, we hope @orklanorge will help us remove the bottles from Idun Industries (owned by Orkla) from the Norwegian beaches. All good beach parties need ketchup, but not like this! We are offering @orklanorge to run a new Idun cleanup boat from 2020-2025, if they fund the boat. We look forward to a lot of happy moments around the bonfire, with sausages and Idun Ketchup, having breaks in the cleanup work with volunteers at the most beautiful coastline in the world:-) #idun #
2019-06-22 - No beach without Idun Ketchup from Wonder how they all get here!?. No beach without Idun Ketchup from @orklanorge Wonder how they all get here!? This one greeted us welcome on a beach outside Lovund, and you can see how the sun is bleeching the bottle and makes it look almost like the mustard bottle from the same brand. We hope Idun Industries and Orkla will help us in the battle against marine litter. Together we want to make people aware, and to clean as many beaches as possible. #holdnorgerent #strandrydding #marinelitter #beachcleanups #norway #helgeland #helgelandskysten
2019-06-25 - We don’t want to promote eating meat, and our on board menu is…. 5 more kilos! We are thankful for all the help we can get:-)
2019-08-03 - Our summer holliday is over, and we are cleaning beaches in…. #nobeachwithoutidun hashtag! Our collection of Idun bottles is growing, and we hope to see @orklanorge on one of our beach cleanups in the near future:-)
2019-08-04 - Some times we sort, weigh and count the stuff we find on the beaches.. 210 ropes, 3 parts of fishing nets, 80 drinking bottles, 74 other bottles, 16 trael balls, 13 balls from fish farming buoys, 14 small floaters, 19 big cans, one of them filled with used engine oil, 10 fish boxes, 9 objects from the shoe/glove/helmet-categori, 15 household- and food packaging objects, 2 shotgun cartridges, some isolation material, snuff boxes, lighters and a refridgerator door! We think the industries that make fortunes producing or using this plastics, should pay for the job cleaning it. We just need to cover our ex
2019-08-06 - It’s always nice to enjoy the result after a beach cleanup, but then…. ’s also sad that we can’t get it all, like the small pieces of microplastics, that gets stuck in the grass and down in the ground. @miljofondet @miljodirektoratet @holdnorgerent #beachcleanup #strandrydding #helgeland #helgelandskysten #norge #seiling #sailing #ocean #marinelitter
2019-08-11 - All this instant coffee lids were found in a small area at Åsvær.. 1nordnorge, @hellyhansenworkwear and some more... #sailing #beachcleanup #strandrydding #ocean #norway #helgeland #helgelandskysten #coffe #kaffe #no
2019-08-15 - Ocean swells make loading of beach litter a big challenge!. ! Skilled pilots, a well trained and prepared crew and high focus on safety makes it possible. Here loading outside Kirkenes. @miljofondet @miljodirektoratet @holdnorgerent @sparebank1nordnorge #ocean #beachcleanup #marinelitter #strandrydding #norway #norge #finnmark #sailing
2019-09-26 - The coast of Norway is burning!. ! Illegal burning of trash is something we spot every day. Why? We have spoken to some of the firestarters, and the story we get, is that it’s too difficult and expensive to get rid of the trash in a propper way. We are now offering a solution to this, combining logistics for personal waste and beach litter. Hopefully people will grasp the opportunity...
2019-10-05 - Cleaning beaches at Helgeland is hard work, but in between we get…. ❤️ This moments make the motivation even bigger, and we hope our contribution will inspire others to do sustainable choices and take part in saving our oceans. @miljodirektoratet @miljofondet @sparebank1nordnorge @masovalfiskeoppdrett @hh_workwear_bcn @lovundlaks @kvaroy_fiskeoppdrett among others have made this possible, and we are proud members of @holdnorgerent
2019-10-07 - The fish crates from was one of the first findings we had when the…. The fish crates from @hitramat was one of the first findings we had when the snow went away in march, and probably our first post on Instagram 2019. The winter is soon here again, and here is another crate from Hitramat. We’ve found around 50 of them this season. @miljodirektoratet @miljofondet @holdnorgerent
2019-10-11 - Fresh garbage arriving seaway from a fisherman somewhere.. ’ve collected thousands of these crates from the beautiful coastline of Helgeland, Norway. Our actions are funded by, among others, @miljofondet, @miljodirektoratet, @sparebank1nordnorge, @masovalfiskeoppdrett and @hh_workwear_bcn and we are a proud member of @holdnorgerent
2019-10-13 - Helgeland, the most beautiful coastline in the world, clean and…. ❤️ In the background is Lovund, the origin of the multi billion company Nova Sea. Today NRK Skole (NRK School) joined us to learn more about the marine litter we find, where it comes from, why it’s dangerous and how to solve the problem. As usual we found bottles from @orklanorge (Idun ketchup) and @nestle coffe lids, but most of all ropes, nets, black plastic pipes, oil cans and bouyes from the fishing and fish farming industries. We can’t understand why the compaines that make fortunes of harvesting the ocean or selling plastic products will not help u
2019-11-08 - The beautiful colors of the autumn❤️About 80% of our findings are…. 🐋🌊👍Our bigges sponsors today are @miljodirektoratet @miljofondet and @sparebank1nordnorge and we are proud members of @holdnorgerent #ocean #beachcleanup #norway #helgeland #helgelandskysten
2019-11-18 - TRAVELLING KETCHUP PART 1 One of the founders of In The Same Boat,…. #helgelandskysten. He has been trying to get a simple answer from Orkla, about who they think should pay the costs of cleaning up the bottles. Now he will bring the bottles to their main office, to try to get an answer. We think cleaning up should be a natural part of any value chain that contains plastics. #holdnorgerent #handelensmiljøfond #norway #helgeland #ketchup #sailing
2019-11-19 - TRAVELLING KETCHUP PART 2 After going by boat and bus, the next part…. ! @orklanorge have probably noticed that we are on our way for a visit, with 2 bags of their popular Idun Ketchup bottles, that our founder Rolf-Ørjan Høgset has picked from the beautiful beaches of Helgeland. Hopefully Orkla is planning a good answer on our simple question: Who should cover the costs of removing their bottles from the ocean? Is it Rolf-Ørjan and his volunteer beach cleaners? Is it the tax payers? The gouvernement? Or, maybe the big industries that make fortunes on selling plastic products should help? We are looking forwa
2019-11-21 - TRAVELLING KETCHUP PART 3 The Idun Ketchup bottles that we’ve found…. ’s the consumers that have to pay, but by involving the producers, all parts in the value chain will have a common incentive to reduce the environmental footprint. #holdnorgerent #beachcleanup #sailing #norway #helgelandskysten #helgeland #marinelitter
2019-11-22 - TRAVELLING KETCHUP PART 4 Today we met Orkla, and NRK, the biggest…
2019-12-16 - ITSBHeroes No.. 3 Leaving a good position at @porsche for his passion for the Ocean and a need for doing something with a greater purpose, Matt came to Norway to help us clean beaches at #Helgelandskysten… and he is still here. With valuable experience from “the other side”, he is now a part of our management team, developing #ITSB internationally. If YOUR dream is a full time job in environmental work, please get in touch. #ocean #beachcleaning #norway #sailing #marinelitter
2020-02-01 - somehow I got pursuaded to be active here again 🤷🏼‍♀️. 🤷🏼‍♀️ // just worked for 4 months in a surfcamp in lovely Andalucia so be prepared for lotsss of pics from this time // morning session
2020-02-05 - I took this picture after a very heavy storm.. 't that powerful anymore and waves were no longer crashing on rocks at the beach, white water splashing high up in the air, but gently - as if nothing had happened - rolling over the sand. And I just remember thinking to myself, if the ocean can calm itself I can too. We are both salt water mixed with air. // is this how writing captions works?:D just trying to give some background info to the photo
2020-02-09 - happy lu // daily beach walkes to admire all the colours of the sky
2020-02-11 - Very soon this will be our everday life again, and we can't wait to…. #inthesameboat #marinelitter #fightfortheenvironment
2020-02-13 - fav sunset buddies
2020-02-17 - Isn't it funny how we always ache for some light to guide us home?. // _ _ lil (historical) background: The Cape Trafalgar got its name due to the Battle of Trafalgar which took place here in 1805. During the battle, the British fleet under Admiral Nelson destroyed the united Spanish-French fleet and Nelson died. Now the Trafalgar Square with the column of Lord Nelson in London is supposed to reminds us of this event. // _ _ The lighthouse itself does not have an actual purpose nowadays. No ship needs it to show them the way. So it was tu
2020-02-17 - The man, the mentor and machine behind.eco.. The man, the mentor and machine behind @inthesameboat.eco. Without his huge commitment - none of this had been!
2020-02-18 - The hosts and the skippers from In The Same Boat are attending…. ! #sjøredningsskolen #redningsselskapet
2020-02-21 - hair: salty heart: wild hotel: trivago
2020-02-24 - The result when nets and ropes are growing into the nature.
2020-02-25 - roadtripping mit meinen boisss
2020-02-29 - small towns trailing on soft green hills white houses, palms and…
2020-03-02 - wet wet hair and more selfies:D and for all the people constantly…. 🤷🏼‍♀️
2020-03-04 - oneilleurope u guys need new brand ambassadors?. @oneilleurope @roxy @billabong u guys need new brand ambassadors?:D // goofing around while trying to zip up our wetsuits
2020-03-05 - All cleaned up.. 's filled up with litter again... #beachcleaning #ocean #marinelitter #inthesameboat
2020-03-06 - our body is made up to 70% of water we are water carrying an entire…
2020-03-08 - equally ready for hell yeah and hell nah conditions (jk i broke a…. )
2020-03-11 - ihr seid schon alle ganz oke irgendwie ❤️. ❤️ // making memories with beautiful, crazy, wonderful people // shoutout an slaby mit seiner polaroidkamera
2020-03-13 - something about sunsets has always fascinated me how days fade into…
2020-03-16 - candid shot by ) / entry today, happy me:) / and i feel like i am…. (candid shot by @kleinmingo) / #journal entry today, happy me:) / and i feel like i am finally starting to step into my potential shining embracing my past and putting together all shattered fragments to create a masterpiece / beyond grateful and feeling like I am freshly in love - butterflies and everything - falling in love with me, with life, with the endless possibilities and suddenly everything falls into place / sometimes it is physically impossible for me to stop smiling / but i don't ever wanna stop every cell of me is filled with light i am light being on this planet to do good be good be kind be compassionate be loving be
2020-03-18 - 1 luisa am beach mit gitarre - lasst euch nicht täuschen, skills…. ( another candid by @kleinmingo)
2020-03-20 - we've been dying since we got here and forgot to enjoy the view / pt. (3 of 3). we've been dying since we got here and forgot to enjoy the view / pt. I
2020-03-22 - oh hey i totally didn' t realize that you were taking a photo of me…. ' // greece 19
2020-03-23 - MOB exercise (Man Over Board) was on todays program at the ITSB School!. ! First some theory and then some practice at sea with our skipper as marker. This exercise was an eye opener where we for real realized the importance of training, knowledge and exerience to be safe at sea. After the exercise we had a brief where we talked about all the details and how we can improve the next time - and then one of us is going to be the marker! Exiting:-) Lu Isa, Juliette Rouëssé, Julia Dreher - In The Same Boat Volunteers. ------ Information about In The Same Boats corona routines: http://www.inthesameboat.eco/corona-actions/ Skipper today: Rolf
2020-03-26 - Training days.. 's so incredibly beautiful. #nature #inthesameboat #marinelitter #thereisnoplanetb #norway #northernnorway #litterpollution #beachcleaning
2020-03-26 - a monkey stole our lunch:(. (
2020-03-27 - This pictures wraps up the first days on the boats this season.. #exitement #fear #norway #sailingschool #itsbschool #trainingdays #marinelitter
2020-03-30 - we've been dying since we got here and forgot to enjoy the view / pt. (2 of 3). we've been dying since we got here and forgot to enjoy the view / pt. II
2020-03-30 - WEEK / 2020 REPORT The first week of preparation and doing the ITSB…. WEEK #1 / 2020 REPORT The first week of preparation and doing the ITSB Beach Cleaning School, is now over. Despite the fact that we couldn’t start full scale beach cleaning due to the weather, we didn’t waste our time in the harbor. We took that opportunity to prepare ourselves, in order to be as operational as possible. First we worked a lot on safety. We learnt how to use a radio. How, when and who to call for help. We practiced the life jacket checks and how to put it on... We had a mock rescue mission, we had to “rescue” Trond who “fell overboard” three times, we’re thinking about teaching him about balance now. We also have pr
2020-04-03 - looking for clouds shaped like freshwater crocodiles.. 📷: @ailina.ziegler
2020-04-07 - lines.
2020-04-09 - FACING THE TRASH We have now started to face the Norwegian plastic…. “for real”. The first words that come to our minds, to describe this experience are shock, frustration - and motivation! First, we were shocked. Of course, we had seen the videos, we had been told how much plastic was here and how much it needed cleaning. We didn’t come here to clean up spotless beaches. But on the videos, you think only the worst parts are shown, you don’t imagine that the density of plastic waste is actually that high on the whole place. You don’t hear the plastic bottles crushing under your feet, hidden by the herbs. You don’t realize ho
2020-04-10 - connection.
2020-04-10 - Picture of the week: This is what "tired but happy" looks like.. #inthesameboat #marinelitter #plasticpollution #strandrydding @holdnorgerent
2020-04-12 - WEEK / 2020 REPORT During this week, we got in to the reality of…. WEEK #2 / 2020 REPORT During this week, we got in to the reality of this work, we had to fight against the weather, and eventually got used to the life on a boat. First we faced the reality of the plastic pollution for the first time. We also experienced full days, half days, rest days, and different combinations of them, so we started to understand better what each of these represent, in terms of tiredness and recovery. We got used to day-to-day routines, like mooring techniques, pick-up strategies, loading/unloading Nemo. Our technique has improved during the week, and we became more and more efficient. The weather wasn’t with us.
2020-04-14 - CREW-MEMBER PRESENTATION.. 'm Julia, a 19 year old passionate snowboarder from Germany. First and foremost, I joined ITSB to do important and valuable work for the nature and to preserve it for future generations. It all started a few years ago when I became a vegetarian. In this process I also engaged in issues like sustainability and environmental protection. I began eating vegan meals as often as possible. Since then I have also tried to buy mostly plastic-free and generally only things I really need. When I visited Norway last summer, I expected to see a clean country - so I was really surprised and shocked about all the trash I
2020-04-14 - forever sounds good to me
2020-04-18 - ist schon ewigkeiten her, war aber einfach viel zu gut. // pangea '19 // never stop playing
2020-04-19 - WEEK 3 / REPORT 2020 This week has seen the end of an era and the…. 30 meter pr. second at the worst. But for us, waiting for the weather doesn’t mean doing nothing! First, we did som maintenance on the boats, small repairs and routine wo
2020-04-20 - CREW-MEMBER PRESENTATION.. 19 years old, from Germany - surfer and ocean lover. Since I can remember I have always picked up litter from beaches, of course increased a lot during the last years. Now I am bringing my actions to the next level, to really make an impact on our coastal environment, by being a part of In The Same Boat. As a surfer, I am naturally really passionate about keeping our oceans clean, and I`m super motivated to actually make a change in the way many people and companies are treating our oceans. After my graduation, I now take some time for myself to travel, follow my interests and make new experienc
2020-04-23 - we've been dying since we got here and forgot to enjoy the view / pt. (1 of 3). we've been dying since we got here and forgot to enjoy the view / pt. III
2020-04-24 - Picture of the week.. #beachcleaners #beachcleaning #norway #inthesameboat #northernnorway #norge
2020-04-27 - Beach cleaning in Norway
2020-04-28 - being all hippy-trippy
2020-04-29 - One of our most important tools for doing the job!. ! #beachcleaning #norway #northernnorway #marinelitter #litterpollution #nevergiveup
2020-04-30 - streetworken für den WWF summer '19. // let's save our planet // es ist nachmittags wir nehmen kein crack und kein koks denn renate da wird von uns direkt dialogt
2020-05-03 - let me take you over the Pacific Ocean to a Central American country…. (summer '19)
2020-05-05 - WEEK 4 / REPORT 2020 Good news everyone!. ! Do you remember the goal we had set last week? We wanted to collect one ton of waste a day. Well, we made it! Every full workday, we came back with a ton of plastic! That's because we have two new volunteers, so we can pick up more than on Lånan. The islands of the municipality of Rødøy are a bit harder to work on than the ones in Lånan. Maybe we get less dirty, because there is a lot more grass, instead of big mud fields, but the trash is more spread out. In Lånan, we didn’t have to walk a lot to go from one trash hotspot to the others. The locals help us by giving us tips, and also manpo
2020-05-06 - take me back to the seashore to the wind playing in the leaves of…
2020-05-09 - Beautiful Bolga!. ! Do you believe this is Norway, it might as well have been in the Mediterranean somewhere. #beachcleaning #norway #northernnorway #inthesameboat
2020-05-10 - and I remember our shadows dancing twice as many stars sparkling…
2020-05-11 - CREW PRESENTATION Hi everyone!. ! I am Juliette, a 27-year old Parisian. Back in France, I was a software engineer. When I wasn’t training for rugby - my biggest passion, I was hosting couchsurfers. I was looking for an adventure and physical work, and the ITSB mission was exactly what I was looking for. First, life on a boat itself is for me a childhood dream come true. I have spent so much time reading books like The Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, Kensuke’s Kingdom... Secondly, I loved the idea of being in tough conditions, with a few people, working together towards a goal. I am expecting it to bring all the people in the boat cl
2020-05-13 - Hello, my name is Luisa and I like taking pictures of things.. (:
2020-05-15 - A quiet afternoon in Bolga.. 😊 #beachcleaning #norway #northernnorway #marinelitter #litterpollution
2020-05-18 - life in technicolor sunrays like noisy flickers marveling through…. 's black and white time to crop out the loneliness dragging it out of focus dropping it in tilt shift brightness on 100 hue max to the left, pink clouds i paint my own canvas
2020-05-20 - Hvor mange strandryddere er gjemt i haugen?. ’ve cleaned here is more than 15 tons of plastics, but some fishermen and other locas have been «stealing» a lot of the trash from our depot, like the big buoys, trawl balls, ropes and pipes. The trash we find is actually valuable items!:-)
2020-05-31 - Two teams are now operative in the northern part og Norway.. 4-5 tons - everyday! The amount of plastic is overwhelming, and so is the effort from the volunteers.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 👏🏻 #marinelitter #inthesameboat #levendehav #beachcleaning
2020-06-04 - The human chain!. ! #beachcleaning #inthesameboat #marinelitter #northernnorway
2020-06-04 - sunlover (sagt sie und macht sich mit der hand schatten). )
2020-06-19 - There is a lot of hard work, but also magic moment like this.. #northernnorway #beach #pollution #beachcleaning #inthesameboat
2020-06-22 - On a big mission in lovely LOFOTEN!. ! The weather is nice, and the sun is up - all the time! 🌅 We love the midnightsun. #midnightsun #lofoten #northernnorway #beachcleanup #bigbags #volunteering
2020-07-05 - When we arrived to Skutvik we met several locals that told us about…. ! Well, we just had to go there! And, this is a short movie about what we found, and how we brought the net to it's final rest. At the end of the day we also found a whale skeleton, that reminded us about why we keep fighting the plastics in the ocean. The whale had died, but for us it also became a symbol of the life in the ocean, that we work to protect - every day.
2020-07-08 - This is what 100 kilo of stuck fish net looks like.. #beachcleaning #marinelitter #litterpollution #inthesameboat
2020-07-22 - Our crew on the West coast are training there sailing skills, on…. 📷 @meszeyandras #beachcleaning #norway #sailing #training #marinelitter #marinepollution
2020-07-31 - This new crewmembers at Nordland had their first day beachcleaning…. 4 picked about 1000 kilos today. Nothing has changed, the Idun bottles from @orklanorge and loads of fishing gear is still on every beach. #vega #vegaøyan @miljofondet @holdnorgerent @sparebank1nordnorge @miljovernforbundet #norge #beach #marinelitter #strandrydding #beachcleanup #sailing #helgelandskysten
2020-08-05 - Just another day for our beach cleaners in the team Nordland.. 5 volunteers today, 2000 kg of trash, big stuff, small stuff, big trawl nets and nurdles, and oil cans, even some with oil. We are greatful for the opportunity to be here, and to be able to make a difference. The reward for the hard work is to experience the most beautiful coastline in the world.
2020-09-04 - Making friendships and memories for life!. ! 💙 Working hard together for one common goal, is the best glue between people. 📷: @andreaoutside #beachcleaning #inthesameboat #marinepollution #norway
2020-09-17 - And it goes on, boatload after boatload with plastic trash from the…. 5-6 tons every day with our teams at Nordland and Vestland, as long as the weather allow us! The autumn is here, and we hope winter will be late...#beachcleanup @holdnorgerent @miljofondet @sparebank1nordnorge @sparebankenvest
2020-10-07 - Fremtiden vil bringe mer plast, også i havet.. 1 Nord-Norge, som har vært våre største økonomiske bidragsytere i 2020. Les mer om vår plan om å rydde 20 000 strender innen 2025 her: http://www.inthesameboat.eco/20000strender/ Vi er stolt medlem av Hold Norge Rent.
2020-10-07 - The colours of the autumn are here, and the plastics blend in just…. ! Just another day beachcleaning. Loads of thanx to @miljofondet @sparebank1nordnorge @sparebankenvest and all the rest of you that are supporting our important work. #holdnorgerent #beachcleanup #ocean #marinelitter #strandrydding #plastic #norway #helgelandskysten
2020-10-12 - Networking!. !
2020-10-14 - This is what (a part of) 3500 kg.. #inthesameboat #marinelitter #cleaningbeaches #cleaningcoastlines
2020-10-21 - Juliane fra Oslo ble med som frivillig strandrydder i mer enn 2…. //www.inthesameboat.eco/apply/ Vi
2021-03-18 - Yet another sheep had a painful death in this net.

…360 further moments continue the chronology here. Full text archive: /loreline-text/luisa.md

2026-03-17 - Why do we care for the ocean?. 🌊 The ocean is home to 249,000 known species, with millions more still undiscovered. This incredible biodiversity is Earth’s richest: a living network that supports climate balance, produces much of the oxygen we breathe, and sustains life far beyond the shoreline. But it’s also fragile. Pollution, climate change, and overuse are pushing this system to its limits. That’s why at ITSB we care. We believe that understanding leads to protection. Through our work, we aim to raise awareness and inspire people to take action. What’s your favorite animal that lives in the ocean? ⬇️ #ocean #inthesameboat #speci
2026-03-19 - A look at the inspiring volunteers on Qilak this year and what…. ’s coastline 🌊 It’s our volunteers dedication that give us hope for the future 💙 #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #preservenature #oceancare #norway #sailing #inspiration
2026-03-20 - When you know you‘re gonna get up for that…. … but you also can‘t fall asleep because you are so excited and also overthinking spot choices on @surfline haha Just me? #surfing #surfergirl #ocean #forecast #portugal idea by: @mg_says_hello
2026-03-20 - Meet team Live!. ! ⛵️ These are the amazing people that have kickstarted Live’s (our sailboat) season. They are currently in Vestland tackling polluted coastlines and challenging weather 💪🏼 #inthesameboat #crew #sailing #protectnature
2026-03-22 - WE 👏 ARE 👏 SO 👏 MANY and it really does add up!. ! What really made me understand that, was hearing some numbers of our cleanup mission from our captain: One of our beach cleaners cleans around 30 kg / hour. One team of beach cleaners cleans 2000 kg / day. And since 2017 we have cleaned 1 800 000 kgs 🤯. And there are of course so many other people, other crews, all over the world - cleaning up! And this isn’t beachcleaning-specific of course. EVERYTHING ADDS UP! And I truly believe that change will have to come from the bottom up. Neither industries nor governments are going to change anything - unless we demand it! #plasticpollution
2026-03-23 - Part 2 behind the motivation of our dedicated volunteers 💪🏼 From…. ⛵️🌊 #inthesameboat #preservenature #oceancare #sailing #hope
2026-03-24 - CPH:DOX 2026 - you‘ve been so good ❤️ This was my 4th doc film…. 1 week before the festival: Total stress - scrambling, prepping, researching, not feeling ready, overthinking, and well… pretty much dreading to go. >> Day 1 of the festival: Finding my bearings - I am probably a bit socially awkward and wondering whether people can just tell that this is my first film and I am very much learning on the go. >> Day 2-3: I have THE BEST time ever - connecting, chatting, LOVING it, feeling so inspired and hopeful. Deep deep gratitude for being part of this community. >> Day 4: The dip - bei
2026-03-25 - Week one with Team Live ⛵️🌍 Team Live has been operating in Vestland…. 💪🏼💙 @rydd_i_tide @handelensmiljofond #plasticpollution #inthesameboat #sailing #norway
2026-03-26 - IT’S CALLED SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE LADS!!. !! Yes, it’s bad in a lot of countries (if not most). Norway just really shocked me - because before coming here, I also believed the image - that Norway is this perfect, green, progressive country. And then on some beaches in Northern Norway you find 1 ton of marine litter every 100 metres. So yes, it’s bad everywhere - because the ocean doesn’t care about borders and “untouched” nature unfortunately just doesn’t really exist anymore. But if we are all connected by the same ocean… then the solution is also exactly that! Because we’re going to need all of us - wherever we are - to pr
2026-03-28 - When thinking about time travel, everyone is super terrified that…. ’t believe that about the present. Okay, so it looks like we’re not going to reach the 1.5 degree target and a bunch of other goals either. Yes, governments and companies should have acted decades ago. But that doesn’t mean it’s too late. We still have the responsibility - and the power - to fight for the best possible scenario. It is still about our homes, our food, our oceans and the life we share this planet with <3, #plasticpollution #ocean #surfergirl #environment #climatecrisis
2026-03-30 - What’s it like to be part of In The Same Boat?. (not always a fan favorite but gives us energy 💪🏼) -Get our gear on -Check out cleaning areas & get on the workboat -Start beach cleaning 🌍 The crew is currently in an island called Fedje where they are beach cleaning amidst all the storms & bad weather that we are currently having in the west coast of Norway. But they are still killing it 💪🏼 Project with @rydd_i_tide #dayinthelife #inthesameboat #sailing #boatlife #protectnature
2026-03-31 - Do you know where most of the oxygen we breathe comes from?. 👉 Phytoplankton are microscopic plant-like organisms and the primary producers of oxygen in the ocean. Without much of life on Earth would not exist! We fight for a clean and thriving ocean not because it’s “fun” but because we can’t afford not to. We all need a clean and thriving planet. And we need everyone’s help to make that happen 💙 #inthesameboat #sciencefacts #protectouroceans #illustrations
2026-03-31 - THANK YOU SOOO MUCH LADS AND LASSIES THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANEEEE…. ♥️♥️♥️ All this support truly means the world as I am inching closer towards my dream of making/finishing my first feature documentary film that I’ve been pouring all of my heart into over the past years. A film about fighting for a clean ocean. And there are so many exciting things happening and I can’t wait to share more with you! Thanks so much for being here for the ride 🫶 mwahhh ♥️, #documentary #ocean #surfergirl #environment #plasticpollution
2026-04-01 - Our first stats of the season are in!. ! 🌊 The start of the month is always a whirlwind, preparing boats, welcoming new crew, and navigating the challenges of early spring in Norway. Despite storms and tough conditions, two of our boats were out in action, removing toxic waste from nature, building a supportive community, and inspiring others to see that they can make a difference. The season ahead will bring new challenges, but we’re ready to face them, together, to protect the world we all share 🌍 Our beach cleaning activities this month are proudly part of @rydd_i_tide & @handelensmiljofond We are proudly part of @sjomatbedriftene O
2026-04-02 - May we find it amidst the downpour - leaking face, salt-stroke.. #microjoy #ocean #surfergirl #noplanetb #weltschmerz
2026-04-05 - I found this little guy (or the head of this little guy) while beach…. (80% of trash is just from the fishing industry), I’d much prefer just finding a clean beach 🙏 The easiest thing we can do for the environment (and ourselves) is just to stop buying things we don’t need. Anyway, happy Easter from us two silly geese! ☀️, #plasticpollution #ocean #environment #surfergirl #beachcleaning
2026-04-06 - Moving day for Team Qilak ⛵️ Our sailboats are our home base, giving…. ’s time to move on and sail on to the next mission, bringing both sailboat and workboat along for the journey. Last week, the Qilak team made the move under beautiful sunny skies, sailing Qilak and Crush to a new cleanup area just north of Trondheim. On to the next mission 🌊 Project with @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond 🌍💙 Proudly part of @sjomatbedriftene. #inthesamebo
2026-04-08 - Point No 5 is a bit cringe, but my fav 🙊 I recorded this a while ago…. ’t reaaallyyy feel like going to just cause I couldn’t be bothered, to kind of remind myself why putting yourself out there just always works. And - surprise surprise - it was totally worth it and I had so many great meetings! And I totally get how it can be so awkward and uncomfy to speak about your project / your business ideas / your passion / etc, buuuut just gotta push through:) Who knows what will be waiting on the other side! But ofc - very important - be mindful with who you reach out to, do your research, protect
2026-04-08 - Spend the afternoon with Team Live!. ! ⛵️ What started our like a sunny afternoon turned into a rainy end of the work day but that doesnt stop our teams from cleaning & protecting nature 💪🏼 Check out part 1 to see how Team Live spend their morning and make sure to follow along for many more adventures! #inthesameboat #dayinthelife #vlog #plasticpollution #norway
2026-04-10 - Styrofoam is one of the items we find the most in our cleanups,…. ’s toxic for ecosystems, wildlife, and humans. And most styrofoam items can’t even be recycled… But there are alternatives! Now a days there are many companies, such as @notpla, that are creating biodegradable, plastic free packaging. We can choose a healthier and cleaner planet 🌎💙 What are your favorite reusable items? Share them with our community! 👇 #styrofoam #inthesameboat #toxicmaterials #reusable #sustainability
2026-04-10 - Six years ago, I became a part of a non-profit crew that cleans…. “postcard-perfect green” country. Instead, its remote coastlines were shockingly smothered with nets, bottles, bags, cans, ropes… The consequences of human activity. And studies say, that microplastics have been found in literally every corner of our planet - even in polar bears! Sometimes I wonder if we as a civilisation drifted so far, we no longer even recognise what we are destroying…, #noplanetb #surfergirl #plas
2026-04-12 - I am also totally saying this to my present self who is still very…. ’s the takeaway here? Three things: Try not to be too hard on yourself for only knowing now what only time could have taught you, I guess! And learning to forgive yourself, learning to embrace the journey and the unknowing, learning to just trust! And also enjoying the now! Like yes, there is still so much path ahead of us and we are miles away from where we want to be - but also turn around and see which hills we’ve already trek
2026-04-14 - I joined this Norwegian beachcleanup crew 6 years ago, we live on…. ’s coastline from marine litter - some of the most remote and rough places on the planet. And because Norway’s coastline is the second longest in the world, that means we actually clean 10% of the world’s coastline, like whaaaaat 😱 I am also a surfer and documentary director and currently working on my first feature film about plastic pollution, all the shady business that is going on behind Norway’s green façade and a young generation fighting back! Welcome to my world! Come join me on my mission whooop 🥰🥳, #surfergirl #ocean #norway #plast
2026-04-14 - Protecting our oceans and ecosystems is not a choice but a necessity…. 🌎 Our teams are living among the same nature that they are fighting to protect which brings a sense of immense interconnectedness. Nature is not a place we go and visit, it’s the home that constantly surrounds us and sustains all life. Oceans are actively slowing down climate change and every organism, no matter how big or small, plays a part in keeping our ecosystems healthy and balanced 🌊 Whats your favorite ocean fact? #oceanprotection #illustrations #oceanhealth
2026-04-15 - We’re going back to the Orkneys!. ! Our Team Driva is currently prepping to cross the North Sea to Scotland ⛵️ This expedition is under our OceanCARE program which stands for cleaning, awareness building, research, and engagement. We will have a dedicate crew of breach cleaners removing marine litter from the Orkney islands, conduct research on the trash they find, and engage with the local community. For us, expeditions aren’t just about sailing, they’re a tool to create real environmental impact, and to show that even small teams can make a difference in places that are often overlooked. Follow along to see how the expeditions goes!
2026-04-15 - Gratis mat og overnatting på seilbåt.. 25 timers strandrydding i uka. 🌊 Ungdom fra hele verden, 18–25 år, reiser til Norge for å delta i @inthesameboat.eco og rydder kysten fra Bergen til Kirkenes for plast. Cultura Bank finansierte båtene som gjør det mulig. 👉 Les historien: cultura.no/laneprosjekter #CulturaBank #InTheSameBoat #Strandrydding #Hav EtiskBank
2026-04-16 - Welcome to our floating home and expedition vessel in the Arctic!. ! It’s kinda wild to think that this boat is what makes it all possible - getting us to the most remote beaches to clean tons and tons of plastic litter. Some days living here is chaos: wet gear everywhere and limited space. Other days it’s sunsets, blueberry muffins, and that feeling of being exactly where you’re meant to be 🫶 Could you imagine living here? #sailing #norway #ocean #plasticpollution #oceanconservation
2026-04-19 - tiptapping our way to a cleaner ocean Also kinda makes you think…. ’t end up in a recycling factory where they should, but on a remote beach in Norway. #plasticpollution #ocean #norway #surfergirl #noplanetb
2026-04-20 - Protecting the environment comes with many challenges, and at In The…. 😅 Our crew at our sailboat Driva was stuck in Bergen waiting for a good weather window to cross from Norway to Orkneys and conduct our annual OceanCARE expedition. This expedition aims clean and protect ecosystems, wildlife, and remote coastal communities from marine litter while engaging and inspiring people to live in harmony with nature. Follow along to see our crew’s adventure! 🚨Spoiler alert the crew made it to Orkney so you won’t to miss how their trip went ⛵️ #crossing #northsea #sailing #ex
2026-04-21 - Realistically, I sat there for like 1 hour ish - then it got kinda…. ) being able to work remotely = always on the lookout for the oddest (and most beautiful) spots to be click-clacking from This was on a sailboat in Norway, in a bay somewhere tucked away, and I was jotting down ideas for my feature documentary on plastic pollution. I truly love the flexibility and freedom this work gives me 🫶, #remotework #sailboat #norway #ocean #digitalnomad
2026-04-21 - It’s nice to be useful” That feeling matters more than we often admit.. ’re not meant to do this alone. And when we come together, even the smallest actions can carry powerful change 💙 #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #sailing #preservenature
2026-04-23 - We live on sailboats and clean the Arctic coastline of marine litter…. ’s my 7th year doing this together with volunteers from all around the globe - and, while all of it comes with challenges of course, I couldn’t feel more grateful, happy and most importantly hopeful! After all, I still believe in humanity. We’ve got this, right?:) Let’s take care of each other and our beautiful planet ♥️, #plasticpollution #norway #ocean #surfergirl #sailing
2026-04-23 - Finally time to cross to the Orkneys!. ! ⛵️ After over a week of being stuck due to bad weather, our Driva crew was ready to start the crossing across the North Sea for our OceanCARE expedition. In this expedition we will be teaming up with local communities and organizations like Scottish Island Federation (SIF), cleaning beaches and speaking in schools, connecting with the the next generation of ocean protectors. Crossing the North Sea in April is no easy feat and strong winds and big waves were forecasted so this sail was a challenge ⛵️ follow along to see how it went! #inthesameboat #oceancare #northsea #crossing #sailing
2026-04-25 - In The Same Boat is so much more than beach cleaning.. 💙 Our sailboats allow us to access some of the most remote and polluted areas and live among the nature we spend our time protecting. Through sailing we get to train our volunteers in practical skills, have a stronger connection to the natural environment, and feel empowered ⛵️ If you have volunteered with us or you are a sailor, how has learning how to sail impacted you? ⬇️ #sailing #inthesameboat #protectnature #volunteering #sailboat
2026-04-26 - And the adventure continues for Team Driva ⛵️ Strong wind, big…. ’ve remained strong and the good moments remind us why this work is important 💙 Follow along to see what the team accomplishes in the Orkneys ⛵️ #inthesameboat #northsea #crossing #sailing
2026-04-27 - Last week Team Live sailed to Bergen to attend One Ocean Week 🌊 This…. 💙 The crew had an open boat, hosted a presentation on our Plastic Free Seafood campaign, visited other events, and attended a local cleanup 🌍 It was a successful week ⛵️💪🏼 #inthesameboat #oneoceanweek #sailing #sustainability
2026-04-27 - And of course not all my days look like this.. (which I very much enjoy doing). But being out there in remote nature, cleaning beaches and spending time with the crew, reminds me of what has kept me going for the past 6 years 🫶 No better feeling than being super exhausted and leaving a clean island behind - one, that just a few hours ago, was heavily polluted with nets, crates, bottles and styrofoam 🥰, #norway #plasticpollution #beachcleaning #surfergirl #60secondsforthesea @sealegacy
2026-04-28 - Crossing the North Sea pt.. 4: The arrival ⛵️ After a challenging crossing, our team Driva finally arrived in the Orkneys to conduct the OceanCARE expedition. This expedition aims to document marine litter, carry out beach cleanups, run educational events, and connect with the local community 💙🌍 We are on a mission to create cleaner coasts, healthier ecosystems, and safe futures for wildlife and coastal communities 💪🏼 Follow along for more updates on the expedition! #inthesameboat #sailing #northsea #crossing #oceancare
2026-04-29 - A mining project in Northern Norway plans to dump 30 million tonnes…
2026-04-29 - What do you think the message in the bottle said?. 🙊 Over the past six years that I have been beach cleaning, I have actually found quite a few of them - to the point where they started stacking up and even felt like emails one has to reply to 😅 Also fun fact: for some reason (if you are a scientist, please help me out here) when opening a message in a bottle, the paper usually smells like urine! The joys of cleaning remote beaches in the Arctic - you never know what you’ll find out there! 🤪 Did you ever find something funky when collecting litter in nature? #plasticpollution #norway #beachcleaning #surfergirl #ocean
2026-04-30 - Our first week in Orkney, Scotland for our oceanCARE expedition 🌍💙…. 🌍💙 After a demanding crossing (watch our North Crossing vlogs to see how it went) the team final reached these remote shores with a clear mission: to help clean and protect remote coastlines. We’re proud to be collaborating with the Scottish Island Federation to bring this work to life. OceanCARE- Cleaning, Awareness, Research, and Engagement- is more than a framework; it’s a model we’re actively putting into practice every day on this expedition. Beyond removing harmful waste from coastlines, this journey is about amplifying awareness, within local communities and far
2026-05-01 - As someone who deeply despises being cold (I usually live in…. ), working in Arctic Norway is defo a bit challenging. Over the past six years of beach cleaning I tried out a bunch and this wonderful outfit and gear has been what worked for me. My main learning: wool = best material ever!! 🐑 And yes, this was SO cringey to film 🫣🤪 but I just thought it might be useful to show yous what I wear when out and about - maybe another sun-and-heat-loving being who finds themselves in a rough climate can get some value out of it 🤷‍♀️ In the end, this Norwegian saying sums it up best: «Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige kl
2026-05-02 - April on the frontlines!. ! A recap of what our teams accomplished in April 2026 🌊 This month we finally had all 4 of our teams operating. ⛵️Covering all of the Norwegian coastline and Orkney, Scotland 💪🏼 We’ve only been cleaning for two months and even with the challenges that the weather brought, we’ve removed over 31 tonnes of marine litter from the environment. And we’re just getting started 😎 Our beach cleaning activities in Norway are part of @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond. We are also proudly part of @sjomatbedriftene Our 2026 beach cleaning activities are endorsed by @unoceandecade #marinelitter #inthesameboat #action #ap
2026-05-04 - The feeling of being out there on one of the most remote coastlines…. 110% when knowing that every every net, every oil can removed, might save a life 🐋, #plasticpollution #norway #ocean #surfergirl #beachcleaning 🎥: clip 3, 5, 8, 9, 12 by @bridge
2026-05-04 - 80% from the seafood industry (primarily offshore fishing), 4.5%…. % from general household, 2.1% drinking bottles and the rest impossible to identify. (by weight) That's the result of surveying 337 kg of trash and 788 items found on a desert island close to the Arctic Circle. We do surveys as often we can, some of them as a part of the @handelensmiljofond 's @rydd_i_tide program. In close collaboration with the seafood industry and as members of @sjomatbedriftene we work on solutions to reduce marine litter, not only from the industry itself, but from all sources. Our goal is that the seafood industry will not be the main source of mar
2026-05-06 - Breaking down the trash we find pt.. 2: Dolly Ropes These plastic strands are attached to the bottom of trawl nets and they’re a serious hazard for marine life. Non-biodegradable and easily lost at sea, they fragment into smaller pieces, pollute our waters, and was ashore where they get trapped along rocks and soil (& we pick them up!) We’re cleaning in wildlife rich areas, especially seabirds, where debris like this can be deadly. What can we do? 👉Keep removing them- if you find one, take it with you. 👉Advocate for better new design & biodegradable alternatives 👉Support stronger regulations, including limits on bottom trawling Sourc
2026-05-07 - From Norway to Orkney, we sailed across the North Sea with one…. 🌊 Over the past two weeks, alongside the Scottish Islands Federation, we’ve been cleaning beaches, speaking in schools, and working with local communities to tackle the growing marine litter crisis. In just 4 cleaning days they picked almost 3 tonnes of marine litter, and now, after 11 cleaning days that number had gone up to over 7 tonnes. Our efforts in Orkney contribute to #SpringCleanScotland 💙 This is OceanCARE- an expedition we return to every year because the ocean connects us all. Plastic pollution doesnt s
2026-05-07 - HERE IS THE UPDATE: The Norwegian government approved the dumping of…. 30 million tons of toxic mining waste into the ocean - and as a surfer who spent the past 5 years dedicated to clean Norway’s coastline of marine litter, this is just absolutely heartbreaking! BUT: the ESA - surveillance organisation of the EEA countries is taking Norway to court for their decision! And also the main investor of the mining project hasn’t made their final decision yet. So there is still hope! Please: We need to stop this madness from happening! Sign the petition that demands the main investor of this mining project to pull out - link is in bio! We a
2026-05-09 - For me, the only way to cut through that feeling of helplessness is…. ! Six years ago, when I kept encountering plastic litter when surfing, I got tired of everyone only talking about the issue. I wanted to actually get my hands dirty and try and make an impact. So at 19 | joined Norways largest beach cleaning organisation and was meant to stay for a 2 months mission. Well... six years later and I am still involved with them - cleaning one of the most remote and vulnerable coastlines of the planet and now also making a documentary film about it all! Aaahh!! (Come follow me on my journey of making tha
2026-05-11 - Every rope, every net, every oil can removed might save an animal’s…. ! Do not for a second think that a positive action - no matter how small - doesn’t have an impact! What really made me understand that, was when the captain of the cleanup mission I’ve been a part shared some numbers with me: One of their beach cleaners cleans around 30 kg / hour One team of beach cleaners cleans 2000 kg / day And since 2017 we have cleaned 1 800 000 kgs And there are of course so many other people, other crews, all over the world - cleaning up! And this isn’t beachcleaning-specific of course. EVERYTHING ADDS UP!:) #plasticpollution #surfergirl
2026-05-13 - Meet the Fonn crew!. ! ⛵️ This is the team that will be in the forefront of the fight against plastic pollution in Finnmark, Norway. This is one of the most challenging and remote areas in which we clean 🌍 Stay tuned for more adventures from Team Fonn 💙 #plasticpollution #inthesameboat #crew #sailing #finnmark
2026-05-14 - I want to build a environmental documentary series together with you…. ! So, if by any chance you are witnessing, or part of… 🌍 Exposing an environmental scandal? 🌍 Defending nature against industry? 🌍 Struggles for environmental justice? 🌍 Radical solutions to protect your part of the planet? Or anything along those lines? Then please give me a shout! The goal is to create a series that actually drives change and spreads hope - creating ripples, waves set in motion. (This is a bit of an experiment - but I just think it would be so cool to develop a series together with you and involve you from the st
2026-05-14 - Selsøyvik Handelssted has absolutely everything a beach cleaner…
2026-05-16 - Before the filmmaking, before the investigations, before all the…. (ughh so cheesy but so true haha!) And these days, when everything feels a bit too overwhelming - the destruction, the injustice, the pain - I try to remind myself of that first why, the initial reason why I started this journey in the first place. All the things that make my heart feel like a sun about to explode. Because I don’t want to act from a place of fear. But from one of love and connectedn
2026-05-17 - Gratulerer med dagen Norway!. ! 🇳🇴 From Vestland to Nordland and all the way to Finnmark all our teams took a small break from beach cleaning to celebrate 17th of May with the locals ✨ A day to celebrate a beautiful country with magical landscapes, wildlife, and community. But among the festivities let’s not forget that there is still a lot to do to protect what makes Norway so special 💪🏼🌍 If you were in Norway today we hope you enjoyed the celebrations 💙 #inthesameboat #17ofmay #oceanprotection #beachcleaning
2026-05-18 - Whoever said beach cleaning is easy has not come picking with us 💪🏼…. 💪🏼 Finnmark is the most northern part of mainland Norway and the most challenging terrain that we operate in. The weather, remoteness, and rugged coastline means that we often have to get creative on how to pick the toxic waste and remove it. Our team Fonn has been busy in Havøysund removing trash that we couldn’t get out last year due to weather and picking new pollution that has washed up during the season. Rain, snow, or sunshine you will find our crews out there protecting our ecosystems & wildlife 💪🏼🌍💙 Project with @rydd_i_tide & @handelensmiljofond #inthesameboat
2026-05-19 - Why go beach cleaning until I find a shoe?. ! Sometimes you need some little “goals” to lighten everything up a bit, when surrounded by devastating pollution all the time. (Anyone else’s brain work the same way? In constant need of little goals and milestones?) Anyway, shoes are just fun to find - I mean, how did they end up on a beach?? Over the past six years that I have been beach cleaning in the Arctic, most shoes I found were male working shoes - presumably from workers from the fishery or oil industry. Sometimes an odd flip flop here and there. Which still begs the question why any foot wear is on a beach at all - but oh
2026-05-20 - Why do we operate on sailboats?
2026-05-21 - Isn’t the fact that we all share the same planet reason enough to care?. ’s benefit and the fern that protects the soil, humans also need to do their part in caring for our lands and seas. I fear, that we have become so disconnected to nature and ourselves, we don’t even understand what
2026-05-25 - Our travel continues north: from Selsøyvik to Grønnøy - the so…. 🌳 Surrounded by snow-covered mountains, crystal clear water, and long Arctic evenings, we spent our days beach cleaning along the rugged coastline of Meløy as part of the Rydd i Tide programme ⛰️ From the very first second, we were welcomed by the locals. Curious visitors stepped aboard our boat for chats, fishermen shared life stories with us on the dock, and locals even helped us gather the trash depots we collected along the road. We were warmly welcomed in the local shop “Grønnøy Handleri” and our beach cleaners got to taste “Krinalefse”, the Nor
2026-05-26 - I just spent the past 2.5 months in Norway (with short intervals in…. ), working on a documentary film project on plastic pollution, and while it’s been very inspiring, intense and important - it’s also been very lonely at times. Since I was 19 I have been on the constant move - last year I only spent 2 months or so in Portugal (my “home base”) - and while I love love love travelling and all the excitement and adventure and uncertainty and endless possibilities; the “older” I get, the more I also crave stability and a place to unpack the suitcase. Where I can find all the light switches in the dark.
2026-05-26 - In mid April, Team Live sailed down south all the way to Egersund.. 4 tonnes of marine litter within 10 working days from the shorelines 💪🏼 This cleaning operation is part of a project with @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond. #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #oceancare #sailing #norway
2026-05-29 - Built for adventure.. 🌍🌊🐋 Delivered in 2018 to her Belgian owners, the OCD 66 ‘Qilak’ was designed by Owen Clarke Yacht Design for safe passage through some of the world’s toughest waters. ⚒️ Fully built at our yard in Makkum, from aluminium casco to handcrafted interior carpentry, she was made for serious high-latitude sailing, with ice reinforcement, watertight bulkheads and expedition-ready systems throughout. Today, Qilak continues her journey with @inthesameboat, supporting ocean clean-up teams and scientists in remote Arctic and North Atlantic regions. A yacht designed for exploration, now contributing to
2026-05-30 - As someone who has been involved with beachcleaning and the fight…. (which is ofc just a symptom of ALL the environmental and humanitarian crises we are facing) for years now, it can sometimes feel extremely overwhelming. Seeing another animal trapped in a net, hearing plastic crunch beneath your feet where there should be nothing but grass and wildflowers. Then you turn on the news, and more collapse and horror is happening. But listen, the fact that we feel something is GOOD! Thank god we haven’t lost our humanity and empathy. Thank god we haven’t become numb. That feeling is evidence that we care. And care is
2026-06-01 - May on the frontlines!. ! A recap of what our teams accomplished in May 2026 🌊 From the shores of Southern Norway, to Orkney, Scotland, to the Northern most part of mainland Norway, our teams were busy cleaning 💪🏼 But beyond the cleaning, our teams connected with the local communities, had epic sails along the coast, and saw breathtaking wildlife. Here’s to a great May 💙 Our beach cleaning activities in Norway are part of @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond. We are also proudly part of @sjomatbedriftene The OceanCARE expedition would not have been possible without the help of @vanoord_official. Our 2026 beach cleaning activities are e
2026-06-03 - Life lately for Team Live ⛵️ Our Live crew has been operating in the…. 4 volunteers and one skipper tackling polluted rocky coastlines 💪🏼 Action & community, that’s how we are making a long lasting impact 💙 This cleaning operating is part of a project with @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond #inthesameboat #norway #plasticpollution #sailing
2026-06-03 - Microplastics are everywhere - from the remote Arctic coastlines we’re…. ’s still so much we don’t know about their impact. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Dana, one of our special volunteers aboard Qilak ⛵️ Over the next few weeks, Dana will be joining us to clean trash from Arctic coastlines while bringing a unique scientific perspective to the mission. She was the first researcher to study microplastics in Kazakhstan and now works in Germany, raising awareness about microplastic pollution and advocating for stronger regulations. Dana is also the co-founder of @microplasticfree_app, helpin
2026-06-03 - Sometimes a little bit of delusion is a useful thing, no?. 19 year old surfer who just wanted to make a bit of a change - and approached it purely rationally, I probably would have concluded that my efforts wouldn’t make much of a difference. That the problem is simply too big. That every minute 1 garbage truck of plastic enters the ocean. And that all the plastic litter is just a tiny symptom of a much larger systemic crisis anyway. And yet, sometimes you gotta ignore the big overwhelming stuff and just focus on the little patch of land (or sand) in front
2026-06-04 - When we say beach cleaning, we don’t mean walking in sandy flat beaches.. ’t mean it doesn’t exist or that they don’t need to be protected. Follow along to see how our teams tackle all the challenges that come with cleaning in the Arctic 💪🏼 This beach cleaning operation is part of a project with @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #remote #finnmar
2026-06-05 - Last week our Live Team had a Plastic Free Seafood Mission 🌊🐟…. 🌊🐟 Magnus, a local fishermen contacted the team to ask for help disposing of some gill nets. We ended up retrieving 800 kgs of gill nets. If the gill nets would have ended up in the ocean it may have taken years to retrieve them and they would’ve endangered wildlife and ecosystems. It’s essential to provide proper waste management in coastal communities that are remote and not have proper access to dispose of their waste. We are happy to have been able to help Magnus and welcome him as our newest member of the our Plastic Free Seafood Campaign! Learn more about our campaign
2026-06-06 - I’m just feeling incredibly grateful for everyone in this industry…. (or wine), shared advice, made an introduction, pushed me to think big and outside of the box and believed in me. Soooo many inspiring people out there that I’ve been getting to learn from and work with - can’t wait to see what the next year brings! ♥️ And of course it is a really tricky industry to break into (is anything worthwhile ever easy?), but it still feels so right pursuing it - going for what haunts and excites me. Also if you are at Sheffield DocFest next week COME SAY HI 🫶, #womeninfilm #docu
2026-06-08 - It is World Ocean Day today!!. !! 🌊♥️ And I am so happy that I get to spend my days working towards something that feels deeply meaningful - trying to live a life full of purpose, creativity and joy, chipping away at bits of a much bigger picture together with some incredibly inspiring people. As a surfer, the ocean has always felt like home. And somewhere along the way, filmmaking became another way of being in relationship with it - a way of paying attention, asking questions and maybe helping others fall in love with it too. And somehow, the Venn diagram of ocean (and nature) protection, storytelling and community building just ended
2026-06-08 - June 8th is World Ocean Day.. ’s also Monday. We may not have been around for 100 years (yet), but for the past nearly 10 years we’ve been living at sea fighting against plastic pollution and for the protection of our oceans. We agree with Sir David Attenborough that the most important place is at sea. While today is a moment to celebrate and appreciate the ocean, protecting it requires more than a single day of awareness. It takes consistent action, collaboration, and people willing to get their hands dirty. Every bag of waste removed, every volunteer engaged, and every conversation started brings us one step closer to hea
2026-06-08 - The microplastics research is gaining popularity and there’s more…. ! Let’s try avoid plastic where possible and ask our governments to finally address this problem! Currently I’m in Norway with @inthesameboat.eco cleaning the coastline from plastic trash. You can help their cause by visiting their website inthesameboat.eco Sources: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136978 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-00998-x https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123118 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.1725
2026-06-09 - Get ready for beach cleaning with us 💙 Our crews are removing…. ’s important that we have the right gear to operate safely and efficiently. Thank you @hellyhansen for the support with some of our gear 💪🏼 What do you think about our beach cleaning uniform? #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #outfits #hellyhansen #gear
2026-06-10 - Canisters. Fishing nets. Ropes. Plastic bottles. Styrofoam. - A few…. ⚓️ What you’re seeing is the result of just one day of beach cleaning: 5 volunteers, 1 dinghy, and lots of trash. ⛵️ Living aboard sailboats allows us to reach remote shores where marine debris accumulates far from roads, towns, and regular cleanups. Even here, in the Arctic, plastic finds its way ashore. 🌊 #BeachCleanup #Arctic #MarineDebris #OceanConservation #PlasticPollution
2026-06-13 - What has helped me most to cut through that feeling of hopelessness…. ’s deciding that even if I can’t fix everything, I can still choose how I move through the world. I can choose kindness over cynicism, community over isolation, participation over apathy. I can pick my fight. And then knowing, that all our actions are going to add up. We got this ♥️, #surfer #plasticpollution #ocean #norway #hopecore
2026-06-15 - Photographer Maurizio Milesi joined us on board last season to…. 2026 UArctic congress, and showcased as an exhibit
2026-06-17 - When I think about Inndyr, I think about the mountains rising above…. ” 🌊 Over the week, we removed marine litter from beaches and remote islands, including a massive fishing net that had washed ashore. We were lucky to have plenty of local support along the way: high school students joined us with their kayaks, a local came out for a cleaning day, and another local helped us collect depots. Between cleanups, we got to experience a bit of life in Inndyr. We celebrated Norway’s National Day with homemade cakes and the local 17th of May parade. We were inv
2026-06-17 - This was in Herøy, Norway - and I am still a bit baffled by what a…. ! And I am not great at maths, but the impact of this work certainly adds up. When you’re in the middle of it, it’s easy to sometimes get lost in the feeling that the pollution is never ending: There is always another island full of trash, another polluted beach, another pile of ropes and plastic. So every now and then it’s good to step back and be like: “Wow, this is actually sick - all of this plastic litter is out of nature now and won’t be suffocating any birds or whales any time soon!”, #plasticpollution #norway #ocean #nopl
2026-06-20 - When I first came to Norway, I had this image of a picture-perfect…. ’s also this other side of Norway, one that exists behind the country’s carefully curated green façade. There, tons and tons and tons of plastic pollution are suffocating beaches and wild life. Over the past six years that I have been helping to remove plastic litter of Norway’s coastline, I have seen countless animals dying. Sometimes we are there in time to cut them free. Most of the time we are too late. But that is also huge motivation for me to
2026-06-22 - Cleaning remote coastlines isn’t always glamorous.. ’s why having the right gear matters. For the past several years, @hellyhansen has been helping our crews stay warm, dry, and ready for whatever the Arctic throws at us. Over time, their gear has become the uniform for our teams- comfortable enough for long days in the field, durable enough to handle the rough conditions we work in, and reliable when the weather takes a turn. It doesn’t hurt that it also makes us look pretty cool too 💪🏼 Their support allows us focus
2026-06-22 - Not to get all woo woo - and this is also certainly NOT meant to be…. “toxic positive” and definitely NOT an argument for just ignoring what is happening in the world but: You are allowed to experience joy - even with all the horror going on. We’re trying to build a world worth living in. So don’t forget to live in it ♥️ Sustainability applies to you too. #hopecore #noplanetb #environmentalism #surfergirl #ocean
2026-06-23 - It has now been two months since I joined as a volunteer with In The…. ♻️ Two months spent collecting litter in breathtaking landscapes, sailing, meeting extraordinary people and learning a little more every day about protecting our oceans 🪼 I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to enjoy this unique experience and to make a positive contribution to our planet, in my own small way ✨ If you’d like to find out more about In The Same Boat or support their mission, feel free to visit their website: https://www.inthesameboat.eco 💙
2026-06-25 - Just checking in 🤷‍♀️ (but don’t get me wrong, I think empathy and…. )
2026-06-26 - Most of the spring, our Team Live called Austevoll home.. ’s time to set course for the next cleaning area. Before leaving, here’s what we accomplished together: 🌊 12,619 kg of marine litter removed 📍 168 km of coast
2026-06-28 - Meet our workboat Dory!. ! She is operating in Finnmark, Norway- collecting plastic pollution in one of the most remote and inaccessible areas in the world. Dory joined us in 2020 and since then she has allowed us to remove around 250 tonnes of plastic pollution and clean 1000 km of coastline. All powered by 4,000 engines hours and over 100 volunteers. Dory has been with us through every high and low of our operations, from long days of picking litter and challenging weather to unforgettable wildlife encounters and breathtaking views. Here’s to many more tonnes and many more kilometers. Thank you, Dory! 💙 #inthesameboat #workboat #prote
2026-06-29 - Also, the resistance is funnnn:) I have been lucky enough to meet…. ), #ocean #environmentalism #plasticpollution #beachclean #hopecore
2026-07-01 - June on the frontlines!. ! A recap of what our teams accomplished in June of 2026 🌊 From the shores of Southern Norway to rocky coastlines of Finnmark our teams have been busy removing toxic plastic pollution from the environment. Between cleanups, our teams connected with local fishermen, invited community members to join beach cleanups, and welcomes curious visitors on board to share more about our mission and the work we’re doing to protect these incredible coastal ecosystems. Our beach cleaning activities in Norway are part of @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond. We are also proudly part of @sjomatbedriftene. Thank you to our part
2026-07-02 - I mean, tbf, sometimes I am asking myself the same question - but…. ) I am here to beach clean and shoot for my documentary on plastic pollution - and this boat belongs to a Norwegian NGO that works with international volunteers, who clean 10% of the world’s coastline. How sick is that?! 😍 This boat load here was a day’s work - around 1200 kilos of plastic litter collected! So I guess this is my long-winded way of saying… don’t worry mum, I’m having a really good time:), #sailing #norway #remote #plasticpollution
2026-07-05 - Sometimes when you are out on these remote islands that are just…. ’t give up. And that every rope you pick up might save a wee birds’ life. So: listen to the French guy! #plasticpollution #ocean #norway #surfergirl #hopecore 2nd clip by @ellieseida
2026-07-06 - 1,000 trawl balls removed in just 3 weeks!. ! Finnmark is one of the most remote places where we carry out cleanups. It’s also one of the most polluted. It’s rocky coastline is covered with discarded nets, ropes, plastic bottles, and trawl balls- so many trawl balls. In just three weeks this season, our team removed over 1,000 trawl balls from a relatively small stretch of coastline outside Båtsfjord. And the number keeps growing by around 100 more every single day. We cleaned the same area in 2023 and now, just three years later the beaches are filled with just as much plastic. Since we started in 2017, we’ve worked closely with the s
2026-07-08 - I certainly never planned for this to still be my thing - 6 years…. 2-month-only mission in Norway. (And I promise, I do sometimes talk about other things too!) But this was from a magical sail from Stamsund, Lofoten to Bodø in Northern Norway, moving location after we collected 2700 kilos of plastic litter in Lofoten. And these days in summer, the sun doesn’t set anymore (it just says “No sunset today” in your weather app lol) So I filmed this at around 1 am, we basically had no winds and the sea was this endless silky sheet. Our boat, wrapped in marmalade-light. And then, the whales!! (Of course I forgot what
2026-07-08 - Come sailing with our Live Team ⛵️✨ Yes we are beach cleaners, but…. ! We live and operate on sailboats, sailing along the Norwegian coastline and accessing really remote areas that are also heavily polluted. At In The Same Boat, we host and train volunteers from all over the world to be beach cleaners and sailors ⛵️💙 There is something incredibly special about living among the nature we are fighting to protect. We get to experience and learn from the powers of the ocean, wind, and land reminding us that we are all interconnected and part of the environment 🌏 If you are sailor, what’s your favorite part of sailing?
2026-07-09 - We are not just beach cleaners.. “In The Same Boat” means pulling stuck nets out of the ground, rowing against the wind, collecting plastic in the rain, and climbing over cliffs. It means sailing beneath the midnight sun, sharing cake on deck after a long day, exploring new landscapes, and growing together like a family. Being In The Same Boat is about so much more than cleaning coastlines, it’s about the people beside you and the memories and the impact you create together. If you’d like to learn more about what our work visit www.inthesameboat.eco 💙 #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #community #preservenature #sailing
2026-07-10 - 2026 is my 7th year being a beach cleaner - and living on sailboats…. ’s crazy stunning beaches from marine litter - and actually 70% of the Norwegian coastline! (And there are SHOCKING amounts of litter here, trust me!) I am also making documentary films about it all - because what happens on these tiny Arctic islands deserves to travel much further. And we can only solve a problem this big if we talk about it and tackle it together. As a surfer, the ocean has given me so much. I guess this is me trying to give something back! So please come aboard - we are going to n
2026-07-14 - Be the Bellingham to my Haaland and let’s take care of our planet…. 🫶 This is my 7th year of beach cleaning in Norway - as a surfer, I just hated seeing all this horrible plastic litter in the ocean and really wanted to do something about it! So now, together with volunteers from around the world, we remove marine litter from the second longest coastline in the world. And my favourite part (I mean, there are loads of favourite parts ofc 🤪), is just watching complete strangers come together and become a team. People from different countries, backgrounds and beliefs, all choosing to spend their time taking care of something we
2026-07-15 - Read what our volunteers from Team Live have to say about their stay…. 💙 “Everyone has their part to play to make the world a better place ♻️ It’s very easy to look at the state of the world and feel disheartened, hopeless and helpless. But nothing is going to change if you just sit at home, saying how awful it is. That’s why we joined In The Same Boat to begin with. Finding hundreds of kgs of plastic everyday can be bittersweet. It reminds you of the immense problem that can feel never ending, yet every single piece of plastic removed is one less in nature, and one step closer to a clean thriving ocean. Everyday comes with it
2026-07-17 - I think this is something I’ve learned over the past six years of…. !! When the problems we are facing feel too enormous, it is very easy to feel powerless and to switch off completely. But recognising everything that is effed up with the world and loving it hard enough to keep fighting for it anyway… that! I feel so grateful to be surrounded by volunteers from all over the world, who are giving their entire hearts to keep Norway’s (crazily) polluted coastline clean and fight for a healthy ocean -with a sm
2026-07-18 - We already know Plastic Pollution it’s bad.. ’s do something about it. At In The Same Boat, tackling plastic pollution is our everyday mission. Every day, we’re removing marine litter from some of the most remote coastlines in the Arctic and Northern Europe. But Plastic Free July is a global reminder that lasting change happens when all of us take action. How can you join the movement? 🌿 Reduce your plastic use. Choose reusable alternatives, support local businesses, and ask yourself: Do I really need this? 💙 Support our mission. Your donations help keep our clean-up operations going, protecting ecosystems, wildlife, and the ocean
2026-07-19 - To clean our beaches effectively, our equipment has to be in top…. (Fore Boat & Motor Service) for a thorough maintenance overhaul. In just a few days, she will be ready to take on new challenges along the world’s most beautiful coastline. If you’d like to experience one of the world’s most capable expedition sailing yachts, you can join one of our Arctic winter sailing expeditions after the beach-cleaning season ends. Sail among whales beneath the Northern Lights while exploring the Arctic. The profit fro
2026-07-20 - Life on a sailboat in the remote Arctic ey!. ! After spending the past six years beach cleaning and sailing along Norway’s coastline, I can confidently say that it is nothing like the pretty adverts (but then, also sometimes it is)! 🤪 And I´ll probably never grow into being a proper sailor - the bowline is still the only knot I can confidently tie. And life aboard sure does come with it’s own challenges (the AMOUNT of times that there have been issues to do with the black-water tank…) but I wouldn’t ever want to miss out on the experience of it! PROs vs CONs - which side wins? Could you ever image living off-grid in the Arctic on a sai
2026-07-21 - So I read these news a few days ago and was like: Whatttt is going on???. ! But see for yourself: So, American Samoa has been saying “no” to deep sea mining for over a year: Its government has opposed it. Local communities have opposed it. The territory has even banned deep-sea mining in its own waters. (As they should, scientists warn that deep sea mining could destroy habitats and cause biodiversity loss that could be irreversible on multi-generational timescales.) And yet, just a few days
2026-07-22 - What happens when you swap the office for an expedition on one of…. ’s remote coastlines. You can watch the full video and glimpse what it’s like to be part of the In The Same Boat community in our most recent YouTube video 💙 click the link in our bio or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIDI6o6nvvg&t=51s These cleaning project is part of a program with @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond. #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #lofoten #sailing
2026-07-23 - As a surfer who has spent the past 6 years dedicated to clean remote…. ’s last untouched ecosystems, is absolutely heartbreaking. Right now, governments are meeting in Jamaica to decide what happens next. But one Canadian tech company didn’t want to wait for the UN process: they decided to apply for US permits offered by the Trump administration last year. In May this year their application to explore 120.000 square kilometers of sea floor got certified - which is crazy!! Many legal experts and governments believe this would violate internationa
2026-07-26 - There is an inspiring person behind every piece of trash that we…. ✨ Live is the first sailboat we ever had, she has been with us since In The Same Boat started in 2017. She is a 38 foot Beneteau who is operating in Southern Norway ⛵️ The Skippers: Runa: Fun fact! She is a lover of extreme sports having done 172 jumps skydiving. Maren: Fun fact! Spent months solo sailing the Norwegian coast aboard her own sailboat. The Volunteers: Alexis: Fun fact! Despite all odds, she can lick her own elbow Rachael: Fun fact! Lived in her small car in Canada for 7 months (met many bea
2026-07-27 - When I first came to Norway six years ago - just a surfer who wanted…. ’t expecting having to see countless animals dying. Sometimes we are there in time to cut them free - like with these two sheep here. But most of the time we are too late. So caring is a huge part of my motivation. Knowing, that if I pick up this net or oil can or rope when beach cleaning - it might save a life. Two sheep might not end up getting entangled in it. It just makes me so sad that wild life is the one to suffer most from the consequences of our careless lifestyle. So with every fiber in my being, I am
2026-07-30 - If this trash was polluting your backyard, would you leave it there?. 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, and only 9% is recycled. So where does the rest go? Much of it ends up in landfills, the ocean, or washed up along our coastlines. We’ve become so used to seeing litter in cities that we almost expect it. But when you find the same pollution on a remote, uninhabited island surrounded by wildlife, it becomes very clear that this does not belong here. Just because we don’t see it every day doesn’t mean it’s not our problem. For our crews at In The Same Boat, this is the reality that we face every s
2026-07-30 - We (literally) can not pour more oil into the fire.. 300.000 people in Europe have been evacuated from the fires. By the end of this month, an area larger than Luxembourg has burned. 2026 is the worst burns the EU and UK has seen in 20 years. But these wild fires are not “normal” wild fires anymore - the fossil-fuelled climate crisis is what that turns them into monster fires that burn hotter, longer and are harder to control. Scientists warned us that our house is burning. They were right. This is the cost of inaction. So how much longer are we going to let fossil fuel companies make record profits while people and
2026-08-02 - After 3 months of beach cleanups in Finnmark, here’s a small part of…. … In June and July alone, we collected more than 35 tonnes of trash… Follow @inthesameboat.eco to support their work fighting marine pollution. 💙 #Finnmark #MarineLitter #BeachCleanup #OceanConservation #volunteer
2026-08-02 - July on the frontlines!. ! A recap of what our teams accomplished in July of 2026 🌊 From the shores of Southern Norway to the rocky coastline of Finnmark our teams have been busy removing toxic plastic pollution from the environment. And this month we surpassed 100 tonnes of plastic removed since we started in March! Pretty incredible 💪🏼 This was possible because of our dedicated volunteers & skippers 💙 Our beach cleaning activities in Norway are part of @rydd_i_tide and @handelensmiljofond. Our 2026 beach cleaning activities are endorsed by @unoceandecade Let’s tackle August 💪🏼 #inthesameboat #plasticfreejuly #protectnature
2026-08-04 - Our cleaning operations are usually done with our sailboats and…. 4 days with just 4 people, they removed 3.5 tonnes of plastic pollution 💪🏼 The trash they collected was put into big bags and will be collected by a helicopter at the end of the season. Follow along and share so more people get to know our work 💙 Our beach cleaning ope
2026-08-05 - this is how a normal day of beach cleaning looks like: smelly sea…. 😎
2026-08-05 - As a surfer-summer-sunshine typa girl, there are only very few…. (unsurprisingly) all about freezing winds, soaked clothes, wet feet, hands so numb they can barely move - and I hateeeee* it so much!! … but I do love the ocean more. And that’s why I keep coming back to this little beachcleaning crew in the Arctic, that actually cleans 10% of the world’s coastline!! It’s my 6th year with them now. Because I see the tangled nets we’re pulling from the shore and the crazy amounts of plastic pollution, the team pushing through the exhaustion because we know this matter
2026-08-07 - Lads, if this absolutely BRILLIANT success story isn’t reason enough…. ’t know what could be! Because right now, we really really REALLY need to stay on the ball! Norway showed us just how powerful public resistance can be - and now we need to get the entire world to join in on a global pause on deep-sea-mining. Especially what the States are up to now… *shaking my head * (check out my other video explaining in detail how one Canadian Tech company is trying to bypass international negotiations by using the Trump regulations. They are about
2026-08-08 - Plastic doesn’t disappear - it just becomes microplastic.. ’t. Instead, it breaks down into ever-tinier fragments, microplastics, until it’s impossible for us to remove from nature. It doesn’t vanish; it just becomes invisible. #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #marinelitter #microplastics
2026-08-09 - I’ve been beach cleaning in the Arctic for six years now and well……. … some days it all just feels quite heavy. The NEVER-ENDING trash. Another animal that got caught in a net. And then reading the news and wondering how on earth we are supposed to fix this giant mess. Feeling like my little acts of resistance couldn’t possibly make a difference against problems this massive. And that is when I come back to this (my why / the bigger picture / call it what you want): 👉 This here is our one and only, absolutely ridiculously stunning planet. Everything about it is a pure miracle. And we are just little ants who somehow got lucky enough to
2026-08-10 - Team “Live” gets joined by one extra crew member in charge of…
2026-08-10 - A life worth fighting for 💪🏼 Our teams show up every day in rain or…. ’s a glimpse on the type of terrain we operate in. Is this what you expected when we say beach cleaning? Our beach cleaning operations are part of a project with @handelensmiljofond and @rydd_i_tide #inthesameboat #plasticpollution #marinelitter #preservenature
2026-08-11 - It’s my 7th year living on sailboats and cleaning the Arctic…. ’t be more grateful and happy to be doing this together with volunteers from all around the globe - the most inspiring people that give me hope every single day. Because it is not too late yet, right? We’ve got this!:) Let’s take care of each other and our beautiful planet ♥️, #plasticpollution #norway #ocean #surfergirl #sailing

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