I’m a marine ecologist with over 19 years post-doctoral research experience of marine fisheries ecology in both European and Antarctic environments. For over 14 years I have been the science leader of an independent BAS project which provides scientific advice to the governments of South Georgia and the UK  in support of the sustainable management of the region’s fisheries. I  was  involved in the  establishment of the applied fisheries research laboratory at King Edward Point, South Georgia  and continue to manage the science programme there.  I have extensive fisheries research experience and have been the lead scientist on eight research surveys of fish resources in the South Georgia region of the Scotia Sea.  My  research is focused on the  fish and invertebrates of the shelf and slope regions of the sub-Antarctic and, how gaining insights into their ecology can assist with implementation of  ecosystem based fisheries management in the region.

I have been a member of the UK delegation to CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) since 2001 and convened its working group on fish stock assessment (WG-FSA) from 2012 – 2015. In October 2015 I was elected as Chairman of CCAMLR’s Scientific Committee.

https://www.ccamlr.org/

King Edward Point Research Station

Education

University of Leicester, UK           Crustacean fisheries ecology                            PhD                  1996

Bangor University, UK                   Marine Zoology                                                   BSc                  1990

Appointments

2015-                  Chair, Scientific Committee, CCAMLR

2012-2015         Convener, Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment, CCAMLR

2000 –                Marine Ecologist (Senior Scientific Officer), BAS, Cambridge

2007 –                Honorary fellow, University of Hull, UK

1997 – 2000      Post doctoral research associate, Univ. Of Liverpool, PEML, Isle of Man.

1996 -1997       Marine Ecologist (Scientific Officer),CEFAS, Lowestoft,

1995  – 1996     Research Assistant, Western Australian Rock Lobster Project, Univ. of Leicester, UK

Research interests

The ecology of the fishes of the Southern Ocean.

The sustainable management of fisheries resources of the Southern Ocean.

Age and growth in marine fishes and crustaceans.

Larval  ecology and recruitment variability in marine fishes.

Collaborations

UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI)

CEFAS, Lowestoft – CCAMLR and South Georgia Fisheries

Marine Resources Assessment Group (MRAG), London – CCAMLR scheme of scientific observation

South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI)

Bangor University – Southern Ocean Warming  (SOW) project

Publications (2012-2015 selected)

Young, E.F., M Belchier, L. Hauser, G.J. Horsburgh. 2015. Oceanography and life history predict contrasting genetic population structure in two Antarctic fish species. Evolutionary Applications, 8 (5), 486-509

M. Söffker, P. Trathan, J. Clark, M.A. Collins, M. Belchier, R. Scott. 2015. The impact of predation by marine mammals on Patagonian toothfish longline fisheries PloS one 10 (3)

F JC Xavier, SL Hill, M Belchier, TJ Bracegirdle, EJ Murphy, JL Dias. 2015 From ice to penguins: The role of mathematics in Antarctic research. In: Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change, 389-414

Morley, S.A., M Belchier, C Sands, DKA Barnes, LS Peck, 2014 Geographic isolation and physiological mechanisms underpinning species distributions at the range limit hotspot of South Georgia. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 24 (2), 485-492

Trathan, P.N., MA Collins, SM Grant, M Belchier, DKA Barnes, J Brown 2014 The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands MPA: Protecting a biodiverse oceanic island chain situated in the flow of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. In: Advances in Marine Biology 69, 15-78

Duhamel G., Hulley P.-A, Causse R., Koubbi P., Vacchi M., Pruvost P., Vigetta S., Irisson J.-O. Mormède S., Belchier M., Dettai A., Detrich H.W., Gutt J., Jones C.D., Kock K.-H., Lopez Abellan L.J., Van de Putte A.P. 2014 Biogeographic patterns of fish. In: De Broyer C., et al. (eds.). Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean. Cambridge, SCAR, Cambridge, pp. 328-362.

Griffiths, H. J.; Whittle, R J.; Roberts, S J.; Belchier, M; Linse, K; Thatje, S. 2014 Decapoda: crabs and lobsters. In: De Broyer, C. et al. (eds.) Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean. Cambridge, S.C.A.R, 185-189.

S Gregory, J Brown, M Belchier -2014 Ecology and distribution of the grey notothen, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, around South Georgia and Shag Rocks, Southern Ocean Antarctic Science 26 (3) 239-249

Belchier, M., & Lawson, J. 2013. An analysis of temporal variability in abundance, diversity and growth rates within the coastal ichthyoplankton assemblage of South Georgia (sub-Antarctic). Polar Biology, 36(7), 969-983.

Griffiths, H.J., Whittle, R.J., Roberts, S.J., Belchier, M., & Linse, K. 2013. Antarctic Crabs: Invasion or Endurance? Plos One, 8(7).

Belchier, M., Peatman, T., & Brown, J. 2012. The Biology, Ecology and Development of Fishery Management Advice for the Anomuran Crabs at South Georgia (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3). CCAMLR Science, 19, 1-15.

Young, E.F., Rock, J., Meredith, M.P., Belchier, M., Murphy, E.J., & Carvalho, G.R. 2012. Physical and behavioural influences on larval fish retention: contrasting patterns in two Antarctic fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 465, 201-21

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Collins, M.A. ORCID record for Collins, M.A.. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Brickle, P. Cleeland, J.B. ORCID record for Cleeland, J.B.. Everson, I. Hill, S.L. ORCID record for Hill, S.L.. Hollyman, P. Hughes, K.A. ORCID record for Hughes, K.A.. James, H.J. Jones, C.D. Jones, T. ORCID record for Jones, T.. Morley, S.A. ORCID record for Morley, S.A.. Parker, S.J. Peck, L.S. ORCID record for Peck, L.S.. Queirós, J.P. ORCID record for Queirós, J.P.. Reid, W.D.K. Cavanagh, R.D. ORCID record for Cavanagh, R.D.. (2026) Recent IUCN Red List assessments of two species of icefish (Channichthyidae) reveal concerns about the Red List process and opportunities for improvement.

2025

Queirós, José P. ORCID record for Queirós, José P.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Abreu, José. Bustamante, Paco. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. Gonçalves, Ana M.M. Bermúdez-Gutiérrez, Irene. Stowasser, Gabriele ORCID record for Stowasser, Gabriele. Vaz, Diana. Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Hollyman, Philip R.. Xavier, José C. ORCID record for Xavier, José C.. (2025) Benthopelagic Deep-Sea Food Webs Along a Latitudinal Gradient in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Kitchel, Zoë J. Maureaud, Aurore A. Fredston, Alexa. Shackell, Nancy. Mérigot, Bastien. Thorson, James T. Pécuchet, Laurène. Palacios-Abrantes, Juliano. Palomares, Maria L.D. Acón, Antonio Esteban. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Bono, Gioacchino. Carbonara, Pierluigi. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. Cubillos, Luis A. Fairweather, Tracey P. Follesa, Maria Cristina. Garciá Ruiz, Cristina. Garau, Maria Teresa Farriols. Garofalo, Germana. Isajlović, Igor. Kathena, Johannes N. Koen-Alonso, Mariano. Maiorano, Porzia. Manfredi, Chiara. Mifsud, Jurgen. O’Driscoll, Richard L. Sbrana, Mario. Sólmundsson, Jón. Spedicato, Maria Teresa. Stephenson, Fabrice. Werner, Karl-Michael. Yepsen, Daniela V. Zupa, Walter. Pinsky, Malin L. (2025) Marine communities do not follow the paradigm of increasing similarity through time.

Queirós, José P. ORCID record for Queirós, José P.. Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Hollyman, Philip R.. Bustamente, Paco. Vaz, Diana. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Xavier, José C. ORCID record for Xavier, José C.. (2025) Deep-sea food-web structure at South Sandwich Islands (Southern Ocean): net primary production as a main driver for interannual changes.

2024

Queirós, José P. ORCID record for Queirós, José P.. Xavier, José C. ORCID record for Xavier, José C.. Abreu, José ORCID record for Abreu, José. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Hollyman, Philip R.. (2024) What inhabits the South Sandwich Islands deep-sea? Biodiversity and biogeography of bathyal communities using predators as biological samplers.

2022

Soeffker, Marta. Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Hollyman, Philip R.. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. Hogg, Oliver T. Riley, Ainsley. Laptikhovsky, Vladimir. Earl, Timothy. Roberts, Jim. MacLeod, Eleanor. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Darby, Chris. (2022) Contrasting life-history traits of two toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) species at their range edge around the South Sandwich Islands.

Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Hollyman, Philip R.. Soeffker, Marta. Roberts, Jim. Hogg, Oliver T. Laptikhovsky, Vladimir V. Queirós, José P. ORCID record for Queirós, José P.. Darby, Chris. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. (2022) Bioregionalization of the South Sandwich Islands through community analysis of bathyal fish and invertebrate assemblages using fishery-derived data.

Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Collins, M.A. ORCID record for Collins, M.A.. Gregory, S. Hollyman, P. ORCID record for Hollyman, P.. Soeffker, M. (2022) From sealing to the MPA – A history of exploitation, conservation and management of marine living resources at the South Sandwich Islands.

Hogg, Oliver T. Cavanagh, Rachel D. ORCID record for Cavanagh, Rachel D.. Grant, Susie ORCID record for Grant, Susie. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Gregory, Susan. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. (2022) Key climate change effects on the coastal and marine environment around the Polar UK Overseas Territories.

2021

Hollyman, Philip ORCID record for Hollyman, Philip. Hill, Simeon L. ORCID record for Hill, Simeon L.. Lapitkhovksy, Vladminir V. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Gregory, Sue. Clement, Alice ORCID record for Clement, Alice. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. (2021) A long road to recovery: dynamics and ecology of the marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii) at South Georgia, 50 years after over-exploitation.

Ratcliffe, Norman ORCID record for Ratcliffe, Norman. Deagle, Bruce. Love, Kieran. Polanowski, Andrea. Fielding, Sophie ORCID record for Fielding, Sophie. Wood, Andrew G. Hill, Simeon ORCID record for Hill, Simeon. Grant, Susie ORCID record for Grant, Susie. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Fleming, Andrew ORCID record for Fleming, Andrew. Hall, Jonathan. (2021) Changes in prey fields increase the potential for spatial overlap between gentoo penguins and a krill fishery within a marine protected area.

2020

Matias, Ricardo S. Seco, José. Gregory, Susan. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Pereira, Maria E. Bustamante, Paco. Xavier, José C. ORCID record for Xavier, José C.. (2020) Antarctic octopod beaks as proxy for mercury concentrations in soft tissues.

Handley, Jonathan M. Pearmain, Elizabeth J. Oppel, Steffen. Carneiro, Ana P. B. Hazin, Carolina. Phillips, Richard A. ORCID record for Phillips, Richard A.. Ratcliffe, Norman ORCID record for Ratcliffe, Norman. Staniland, Iain J. ORCID record for Staniland, Iain J.. Clay, Thomas A. Hall, Jonathan. Scheffer, Annette. Fedak, Mike. Boehme, Lars. Pütz, Klemens. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Boyd, Ian L. Trathan, Phil N. ORCID record for Trathan, Phil N.. Dias, Maria P. Santini, Luca. (2020) Evaluating the effectiveness of a large multi-use MPA in protecting Key Biodiversity Areas for marine predators.

2019

Meijers, Andrew J.S. ORCID record for Meijers, Andrew J.S.. Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Meredith, Michael P.. Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Murphy, Eugene J.. Chambers, D. P. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Young, Emma F. ORCID record for Young, Emma F.. (2019) The role of ocean dynamics in king penguin range estimation.

2018

Meredith, Michael ORCID record for Meredith, Michael. Sundfjord, Arild. Henson, Stephanie. Meijers, Andrew ORCID record for Meijers, Andrew. Murphy, Eugene ORCID record for Murphy, Eugene. Bellerby, Richard. Daase, Malin. Cottier, Finlo. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Chierici, Melissa. Ellingsen, Ingrid. Falk-Petersen, Stig. Hill, Simeon ORCID record for Hill, Simeon. Holland, Paul ORCID record for Holland, Paul. Tarling, Geraint ORCID record for Tarling, Geraint. Trathan, Phil ORCID record for Trathan, Phil. Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Wilkinson, Jeremy ORCID record for Wilkinson, Jeremy. Batchellier, Layla. Capper, Linda. Oliver, Jamie. (2018) The state of the polar oceans 2018: making sense of our changing world.

Young, Emma F. ORCID record for Young, Emma F.. Tysklind, Niklas. Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Meredith, Michael P.. de Bruyn, Mark. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Murphy, Eugene J.. Carvalho, Gary R. (2018) Stepping stones to isolation: impacts of a changing climate on the connectivity of fragmented fish populations.

2016

Lourenço, Sílvia. Saunders, Ryan A. ORCID record for Saunders, Ryan A.. Collins, Martin. Shreeve, Rachael. Assis, Carlos A. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Watkins, Jonathan L. Xavier, Jose C. ORCID record for Xavier, Jose C.. (2016) Life cycle, distribution and trophodynamics of the lanternfish Krefftichthys anderssoni (Lönnberg, 1905) in the Scotia Sea.

Toomey, Lola. Welsford, Dirk. Appleyard, Sharon A. Polanowski, Andrea. Faux, Cassandra. Deagle, Bruce E. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Marthick, James. Jarman, Simon. (2016) Genetic structure of Patagonian toothfish populations from otolith DNA.

Gregory, Susan. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. (2016) Demersal fish communities of the shelf and slope of South Georgia and Shag Rocks (Southern Ocean).

2015

Xavier, Jose C. ORCID record for Xavier, Jose C.. Hill, S.L. ORCID record for Hill, S.L.. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Bracegirdle, T.J. ORCID record for Bracegirdle, T.J.. Murphy, E.J. ORCID record for Murphy, E.J.. Dias, J. Lopes. Editors: Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre. Jeltsch, Rolf. Pinto, Alberto Adrego. Viana, Marcelo (2015) From ice to penguins: The role of mathematics in Antarctic research.

Söffker, Marta. Trathan, Phil ORCID record for Trathan, Phil. Clark, James. Collins, Martin A. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Scott, Robert. (2015) The impact of predation by marine mammals on Patagonian toothfish longline fisheries.

Young, Emma F. ORCID record for Young, Emma F.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Hauser, Lorenz. Horsburgh, Gavin J. Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Meredith, Michael P.. Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Murphy, Eugene J.. Pascoal, Sonia. Rock, Jennifer. Tysklind, Niklas. Carvalho, Gary R. (2015) Oceanography and life history predict contrasting genetic population structure in two Antarctic fish species.

2014

Trathan, Philip N. ORCID record for Trathan, Philip N.. Collins, Martin A. Grant, Susie M. ORCID record for Grant, Susie M.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Barnes, David K.A. ORCID record for Barnes, David K.A.. Brown, Judith. Staniland, Iain J. ORCID record for Staniland, Iain J.. Editors: Johnson, Magnus L. Sandell, Jane (2014) The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands MPA: Protecting a biodiverse oceanic island chain situated in the flow of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

Duhamel, Guy. Hulley, Percy-Alexander. Causse, Romain. Koubbi, Philippe. Vacchi, Marino. Pruvost, Patrice. Vigetta, Stephanie. Irisson, Jean-Olivier. Mormede, Sophie. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Dettai, Agnes. Detrich, H. Williams. Gutt, Julian. Jones, Christopher D. Kock, Karl-Hermann. Lopez Abellan, Luis Jose. Van de Putte, Anton. Editors: De Broyer, Claude. Koubbi, Philippe. Griffiths, Huw ORCID record for Griffiths, Huw. Raymond, Ben. d'Udekem d'Acoz, Cedric. Van de Putte, Anton. Danis, Bruno. David, Bruno. Grant, Susie ORCID record for Grant, Susie. Gutt, Julian. Held, Christoph. Hosie, Graham. Huettmann, Falk. Post, Alexandra. Ropert-Coudert, Yan (2014) Biogeographic patterns of fish.

Griffiths, Huw J. ORCID record for Griffiths, Huw J.. Whittle, Rowan J. ORCID record for Whittle, Rowan J.. Roberts, Stephen J. ORCID record for Roberts, Stephen J.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Linse, Katrin ORCID record for Linse, Katrin. Thatje, Sven. Editors: De Broyer, Claude. Koubbi, Philippe. Griffiths, Huw ORCID record for Griffiths, Huw. Raymond, Ben. d'Udekem d'Acoz, Cedric. Van de Putte, Anton. Danis, Bruno. David, Bruno. Grant, Susie ORCID record for Grant, Susie. Gutt, Julian. Held, Christoph. Hosie, Graham. Huettmann, Falk. Post, Alexandra. Ropert-Coudert, Yan (2014) Decapoda: crabs and lobsters.

Morley, S. A. ORCID record for Morley, S. A.. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Sands, C. ORCID record for Sands, C.. Barnes, D. K. A. ORCID record for Barnes, D. K. A.. Peck, L. S. ORCID record for Peck, L. S.. (2014) Geographic isolation and physiological mechanisms underpinning species distributions at the range limit hotspot of South Georgia.

2013

Gregory, Susan. Brown, Judith. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. (2013) Ecology and distribution of the grey notothen, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, around South Georgia and Shag Rocks, Southern Ocean.

Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Lawson, Jennifer. (2013) An analysis of temporal variability in abundance, diversity and growth rates within the coastal ichthyoplankton assemblage of South Georgia (sub-Antarctic).

Griffiths, H.J. ORCID record for Griffiths, H.J.. Whittle, R.J. ORCID record for Whittle, R.J.. Roberts, S.J. ORCID record for Roberts, S.J.. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Linse, K. ORCID record for Linse, K.. (2013) Antarctic crabs: invasion or endurance?.

Kock, K.-H. Barrera-Oro, E. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Collins, M.A. Duhamel, G. Hanchet, S. Pshenichnov, L. Welsford, D. Williams, R. (2013) The role of fish as predators of krill (Euphausia superba) and other pelagic resources in the Southern Ocean.

Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Peatman, T. Brown, J. (2013) The biology, ecology and development of fishery management advice for the anomuran crabs at South Georgia (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3).

2012

Young, Emma F. ORCID record for Young, Emma F.. Rock, Jennifer. Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Meredith, Michael P.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Murphy, Eugene J.. Carvalho, Gary R. (2012) Physical and behavioural influences on larval fish retention: contrasting patterns in two Antarctic fishes.

Wakefield, Ewan D. Phillips, Richard A. ORCID record for Phillips, Richard A.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. (2012) Foraging black-browed albatrosses target waters overlaying moraine banks – a consequence of upward benthic-pelagic coupling?.

Collins, M.A. Everson, I. Patterson, R. Bagley, P.M. Yau, C. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Hawkins, S. Editors: Shotton, R (2012) In situ observations of the scavenging fauna of the South Georgia slope.

2011

Andrews, A.H. Ashford, J.R. Brooks, C.M. Krusic-Golub, K. Duhamel, G. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Lundstrom, C.C. Cailliet, G.M. (2011) Lead-radium dating provides a framework for coordinating age estimation of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) between fishing areas.

Convey, Peter ORCID record for Convey, Peter. Key, R.S. Key, R.J.D. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Waller, Catherine L. (2011) Recent range expansions in non-native predatory beetles on sub-Antarctic South Georgia.

Collins, Martin Anthony ORCID record for Collins, Martin Anthony. Brickle, Paul. Brown, Judith. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Editors: Lesser, Michael (2011) The Patagonian toothfish: biology, ecology and fishery.

2010

Collins, M.A. Allcock, A.L. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. (2010) Cephalopods of the South Georgia slope.

Main, Charlotte E. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. Mitchell, Richard. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. (2010) Identifying patterns in the diet of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) at South Georgia using bootstrapped confidence intervals of a dietary index.

Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Fretwell, P.T. ORCID record for Fretwell, P.T.. (2010) Revised estimates of the area of the South Georgia and Shag Rocks shelf (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3).

Clarke, S. Reid, W.D.K. Collins, M.A. ORCID record for Collins, M.A.. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. (2010) Biology and distribution of South Georgia icefish (Pseudochaenichthys georgianus) around South Georgia and Shag Rocks.

Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Collins, M.A. ORCID record for Collins, M.A.. (2010) Recruitment and body size in relation to temperature in juvenile Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) at South Georgia.

Reid, W.D.K. Watts, J. Clarke, S. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Thatje, S. (2010) Egg development, hatching rhythm and moult patterns in Paralomis spinosissima (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea: Lithodidae) from South Georgia waters (Southern Ocean).

Kock, K.-H. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Jones, C.D. (2010) Is the attempt to estimate the biomass of Antarctic fish from a multi-species survey appropriate for all targeted species’ Notothenia rossii in the Atlantic Ocean sector – revisited.

Morley, S.A. ORCID record for Morley, S.A.. Mulvey, T. Dickson, J. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. (2010) The biology of the bigeye grenadier at South Georgia.

Morley, S.A. ORCID record for Morley, S.A.. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. (2010) Otolith and body size relationships in bigeye grenadier (Macrourus holotrachys) in CCAMLR Subarea 48.3.

Brierley, A.S. Goss, C. Grant, S.A. Watkins, J.L. Reid, K. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Everson, I. Jessop, M.J. Afanasyev, V. Robst, J. (2010) Significant intra-annual variability in krill distribution and abundance at South Georgia revealed by multiple acoustic surveys during 2000/01.

Collins, M.A. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Everson, I. (2010) Why the fuss about toothfish?.

Fretwell, P.T. ORCID record for Fretwell, P.T.. Tate, Alex ORCID record for Tate, Alex. Deen, Tara. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. (2010) Compilation of a new bathymetric dataset of South Georgia.

2008

Reid, William D.K. Clarke, Sarah. Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. (2008) Distribution and ecology of Chaenocephalus aceratus (Channichthyidae) around South Georgia and Shag Rocks (Southern Ocean).

Uglem, Ingebrigt. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Svasand, Terje. (2008) Age determination of European lobsters (Homarus Gammarus L.) by histological quantification of lipofuscin.

Morley, Simon A. ORCID record for Morley, Simon A.. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Dickson, Judith. Mulvey, Therese. (2008) Daily otolith increment validation in larval mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari.

2007

Watts, Jamie. Thatje, Sven. Clarke, Sarah. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. (2007) A description of larval and early juvenile development in Paralomis spinosissima (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea: Lithodidae) from South Georgia waters (Southern Ocean).

Morley, S.A. ORCID record for Morley, S.A.. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. Dickson, J. Mulvey, T. (2007) Reproductive strategies of sub-Antarctic lithodid crabs vary with habitat depth.

Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Collins, Martin A.. Ross, Katherine A. Belchier, Mark ORCID record for Belchier, Mark. Reid, Keith. (2007) Distribution and diet of juvenile Patagonian toothfish on the South Georgia and Shag Rocks shelves (Southern Ocean).

Rogers, A.D. Morley, S.A. ORCID record for Morley, S.A.. Fitzcharles, E. Jarvis, K. Belchier, M. ORCID record for Belchier, M.. (2007) Genetic structure of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) populations on the Patagonian Shelf and Atlantic and western Indian Ocean sectors of the Southern Ocean.

1. A fishy business around South Georgia

   In this blog Dr Mark Belchier from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) explains why a team of experts visits King Edward Point biennially to carry out a survey of the fish […]

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1. Ocean currents shape fish survival in South Georgia’s fjords

   Scientists have uncovered how changing ocean currents in South Georgia’s fjords could affect the survival of young mackerel icefish. The species is a key component of the island’s rich marine […]

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2. Scientists study whales and fish to protect South Georgia’s marine ecosystem

   scientists are focusing on two major projects: one on whales and their consumption of krill (a shrimp-like creature that’s abundant in the Southern Ocean), and another on populations of bottom-dwelling fish.

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3. First images of giant iceberg from Brunt Ice Shelf

   ANTARCTICA – 13 March 2023. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the first aerial pictures of the massive A81 iceberg that calved from the Brunt Ice Shelf in late January. […]

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4. Drones survey wildlife populations in remote Sub-Antarctic island

   Next generation fixed-wing drones, capable of operating autonomously beyond the standard visual line of sight, are creating datasets of major wildlife populations around South Georgia for long-term monitoring to aid […]

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5. Penguins benefit from extended maritime zone

   Gentoo penguins are benefiting from a newly enlarged no-fishing zone (known as a No-Take Zone NTZ) around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tracking research […]

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6. State of the Polar Oceans report published

   Report published July 2018

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7. NEWS STORY: Patagonian toothfish fishery

   South Georgia Patagonian toothfish fishery recertified with flying colours Following its five-yearly Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment, the South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline fishery has, for the third time, been […]

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8. NEWS STORY: Fishing limits to be discussed at meeting

   CCAMLR underway in Hobart The annual gathering of international Antarctic scientists and policy makers is under way at Hobart in Australia. Twenty-five delegations from around the world have arrived in […]

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9. NEWS STORY: Antarctic experts gather in Australia

   World’s Antarctic marine experts converge on Hobart Hobart’s annual gathering of international Antarctic scientists and policy makers is underway. Twenty-five flags flying outside the offices of the Commission for the […]

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