Antarctica

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:56:00 GMT
Report warns foreign fleets off Argentina catch up to four times the national industry's haul
Foreign fleets operating along the outer edge of Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) —the so-called Mile 201— extract up to four times the volume caught by the entire national fishing industry, according to a report b...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:30:00 GMT
BAS confirmed as world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research
A major new analysis has confirmed the UK’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS) as the world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. This was revealed during the Antarctic treaty Consultive Meeting, ATCM, rec...

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:41:00 GMT
Gentoo Penguins Are Actually Four Different Species, Latest Scientists Research, Smithsonian Magazine
A new study indicates that the adaptable marine birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess t...

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:11:00 GMT
Falklands reaffirms close relationship with IAATO; Marketplace Expo in USA
Reaffirming the close relationship and collaboration members from the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) team led a coalition of Falkland Islands businesses for the inaugural Marketplace Expo during the Internation...

Tue, 19 May 2026 02:08:00 GMT
Top naval medical service containerized module successfully tested in HMS Protector
UK engineering SME Force Development Services (FDS) has successfully tested its containerized medical mission module at sea for the first time, marking a significant milestone for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) NavyPODS – Nav...

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
New Darwin Plus Funding Round, 2026, for South Georgia
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is therefore delighted to announce a new round of Darwin Plus funding following the recent pause in the program, and welcome applications that will contrib...

Sat, 09 May 2026 06:43:00 GMT
Tenerife braces for race-against-time operation to evacuate 140 from MV Hondius
Spain faces a complex international operation in Tenerife on Sunday to evacuate the passengers and crew of the cruise ship MV Hondius, struck by a hantavirus outbreak that has left three dead and five laboratory-confirmed cases...

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:40:00 GMT
Ushuaia landfill scrutinized in cruise ship hantavirus outbreak probe
Seven kilometers from downtown Ushuaia, the municipal landfill serving Argentina's southernmost city has become one of the focal points of the epidemiological investigation into the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cru...

Tue, 05 May 2026 22:18:00 GMT
Falklands monitor MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak and clarify the route did not include the islands
The Falkland Islands Government issued an official statement on Tuesday confirming that it is closely monitoring the hantavirus outbreak aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius — a vessel that frequently operates in the archi...

Tue, 05 May 2026 03:23:00 GMT
Cape Verde denies docking to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as WHO confirms seven cases
Cape Verde's health authorities on Monday denied permission to dock at the port of Praia to polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on board which the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed seven cases of hantavirus — two of the...

home