Antarctica

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:51:00 GMT
New Director of Operations for South Georgia
New Director of Operations for the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, SGSSI. Mairi MacLeod is a veteran of British Antarctic Survey and has done volunteer work with the South Georgia Heritage Trust.

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:49:00 GMT
Expedition to study Antarctic krill and if fishery management is sufficient to safeguard stocks
An expedition to study Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them is underway in the Antarctic Peninsula. The project is funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus.

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:52:00 GMT
Avian Flu in South Georgia Gentoo and King penguin colonies
The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands has reported that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has now been confirmed from 23 sites across South Georgia, including a colony of Gentoo and a colony of King ...

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:18:00 GMT
BAS implementing Antarctic infrastructure modernization program for polar scientists
The British Antarctic Survey has been modernizing Antarctic infrastructure for future generations of polar scientists. Construction in the Antarctic is challenging and the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program (AIMP) ...

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:27:00 GMT
Scientific teams conclude summer studies at Antarctica’s giant Thwaites Glacier
Teams of scientists and support staff with the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, (ITGC) have spent the past couple of months working on the Thwaites Glacier to advance our knowledge of how it interacts with the ocea...

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:20:00 GMT
South Georgia expands by 36%, –166.000km2– area closed to fishing activities in its Southern Ocean MPA
The Commissioner for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) has announced plans to extend the spatial extent of No Take Zones in the SGSSI Marine Protected Area (MPA), increasing their area from 283,000km2 to 449,0...

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:21:00 GMT
HMS Protector solidarity visit to Ukraine's Vernadsky Antarctic base
On the two year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Protector visited the Vernadsky Base to express support and discuss how Ukraine and the UK are supporting peaceful scientific cooperation...

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:21:00 GMT
UK Ambassador visits Uruguayan Antarctic Base, praises program's efforts
The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute welcomed United Kingdom Ambassador to Uruguay, Faye O'Connor, to the Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base between February 14th and 19th.

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:09:00 GMT
Bulgarian Navy hands over parts of 1976 Argentine plane crash found in Antarctica
The Bulgarian Navy's Brothers Cyril and Methodius scientific vessel docked in Mar del Plata this week to hand over pieces of an Argentine Navy aircraft that crashed in Antarctica in 1976 with ten military personnel and a televi...

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT
Crossing the Line Certificate for surviving in freezing Antarctic waters when an iceberg capsized
A former sailor who served on board the previous Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Protector, who escaped with his life after falling into the freezing waters of the Antarctic, has shared a collection of memorabilia with the crew of th...

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