Dr Verena Meraldi is chief scientist at Hurtigruten, a Norwegian cruise liner which sails from the bottom of Argentina, across the waves of Drake Passage to Antarctica
In tourist hotspots cruise ships must at times queue to disembark passengers and fragile ecosystems may be at risk from visitors. But who gets to decide on who can come?
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