Mark Belchier
Science Manager, South Georgia
Biography
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/
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
2024
Queirós, José P. ORCID record for José P. Queirós, Xavier, José C. ORCID record for José C. Xavier, Abreu, José, Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Belchier, Mark, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman. (2024) What inhabits the South Sandwich Islands deep-sea? Biodiversity and biogeography of bathyal communities using predators as biological samplers. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 205. 15 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104260
2022
Soeffker, Marta, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Hogg, Oliver T., Riley, Ainsley, Laptikhovsky, Vladimir, Earl, Timothy, Roberts, Jim, MacLeod, Eleanor, Belchier, Mark, Darby, Chris. (2022) Contrasting life-history traits of two toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) species at their range edge around the South Sandwich Islands. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 201. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105098
Belchier, M., Collins, M.A. ORCID record for M.A. Collins, Gregory, S., Hollyman, P. ORCID record for P. Hollyman, Soeffker, M.. (2022) From sealing to the MPA – A history of exploitation, conservation and management of marine living resources at the South Sandwich Islands. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198. 12 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105056
Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Soeffker, Marta, Roberts, Jim, Hogg, Oliver T., Laptikhovsky, Vladimir V., Queirós, José P., Darby, Chris, Belchier, Mark, Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2022) Bioregionalization of the South Sandwich Islands through community analysis of bathyal fish and invertebrate assemblages using fishery-derived data. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198. 15 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105054
2021
Hollyman, Philip ORCID record for Philip Hollyman, Hill, Simeon L. ORCID record for Simeon L. Hill, Lapitkhovksy, Vladminir V., Belchier, Mark, Gregory, Sue, Clement, Alice, Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2021) A long road to recovery: dynamics and ecology of the marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii) at South Georgia, 50 years after over-exploitation. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78. 2745-2756. 10.1093/icesjms/fsab150
Hogg, Oliver T., Cavanagh, Rachel D. ORCID record for Rachel D. Cavanagh, Grant, Susie ORCID record for Susie Grant, Belchier, Mark, Gregory, Susan, Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2021) Key climate change effects on the coastal and marine environment around the Polar UK Overseas Territories. Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership, 27 pp. 10.14465/2021.orc02.pol
Ratcliffe, Norman ORCID record for Norman Ratcliffe, Deagle, Bruce, Love, Kieran, Polanowski, Andrea, Fielding, Sophie ORCID record for Sophie Fielding, Wood, Andrew G., Hill, Simeon ORCID record for Simeon Hill, Grant, Susie ORCID record for Susie Grant, Belchier, Mark, Fleming, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Fleming, 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. Diversity and Distributions, 27. 552-563. 10.1111/ddi.13216
2020
Matias, Ricardo S., Seco, José, Gregory, Susan, Belchier, Mark, Pereira, Maria E., Bustamante, Paco, Xavier, José C. ORCID record for José C. Xavier. (2020) Antarctic octopod beaks as proxy for mercury concentrations in soft tissues. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 158. 6 pp. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111447
Handley, Jonathan M., Pearmain, Elizabeth J., Oppel, Steffen, Carneiro, Ana P. B., Hazin, Carolina, Phillips, Richard A., Ratcliffe, Norman ORCID record for Norman Ratcliffe, Staniland, Iain J. ORCID record for Iain J. Staniland, Clay, Thomas A., Hall, Jonathan, Scheffer, Annette, Fedak, Mike, Boehme, Lars, Pütz, Klemens, Belchier, Mark, Boyd, Ian L., Trathan, Phil N. ORCID record for Phil N. Trathan, Dias, Maria P., Santini, Luca. (2020) Evaluating the effectiveness of a large multi-use MPA in protecting Key Biodiversity Areas for marine predators. Diversity and Distributions, 26. 715-729. 10.1111/ddi.13041
2019
Meijers, Andrew J.S. ORCID record for Andrew J.S. Meijers, Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Michael P. Meredith, Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Eugene J. Murphy, Chambers, D. P., Belchier, Mark, Young, Emma F. ORCID record for Emma F. Young. (2019) The role of ocean dynamics in king penguin range estimation. Nature Climate Change, 9. 120-121. 10.1038/s41558-018-0388-2
2018
(2018) The State of the Polar Oceans 2018.
Meredith, Michael ORCID record for Michael Meredith, Sundfjord, Arild, Henson, Stephanie, Meijers, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Meijers, Murphy, Eugene ORCID record for Eugene Murphy, Bellerby, Richard, Daase, Malin, Cottier, Finlo, Belchier, Mark, Chierici, Melissa, Ellingsen, Ingrid, Falk-Petersen, Stig, Hill, Simeon ORCID record for Simeon Hill, Holland, Paul ORCID record for Paul Holland, Tarling, Geraint ORCID record for Geraint Tarling, Trathan, Phil ORCID record for Phil Trathan, Turner, John ORCID record for John Turner, Wilkinson, Jeremy, Batchellier, Layla, Capper, Linda, Oliver, Jamie. (2018) The state of the polar oceans 2018: making sense of our changing world. Cambridge, British Antarctic Survey, 14 pp.
Young, Emma F. ORCID record for Emma F. Young, Tysklind, Niklas, Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Michael P. Meredith, de Bruyn, Mark, Belchier, Mark, Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Eugene J. Murphy, Carvalho, Gary R.. (2018) Stepping stones to isolation: impacts of a changing climate on the connectivity of fragmented fish populations. Evolutionary Applications, 11. 978-994. 10.1111/eva.12613
2017
Lourenço, Sílvia, Saunders, Ryan A. ORCID record for Ryan A. Saunders, Collins, Martin, Shreeve, Rachael, Assis, Carlos A., Belchier, Mark, Watkins, Jonathan L., Xavier, Jose C. ORCID record for Jose C. Xavier. (2017) Life cycle, distribution and trophodynamics of the lanternfish Krefftichthys anderssoni (Lönnberg, 1905) in the Scotia Sea. Polar Biology, 40. 1229-1245. doi:10.1007/s00300-016-2046-3
Gregory, Susan, Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Belchier, Mark. (2017) Demersal fish communities of the shelf and slope of South Georgia and Shag Rocks (Southern Ocean). Polar Biology, 40. 107-121. 10.1007/s00300-016-1929-7
2016
Toomey, Lola, Welsford, Dirk, Appleyard, Sharon A., Polanowski, Andrea, Faux, Cassandra, Deagle, Bruce E., Belchier, Mark, Marthick, James, Jarman, Simon. (2016) Genetic structure of Patagonian toothfish populations from otolith DNA. Antarctic Science, 28. 347-360. doi:10.1017/S0954102016000183
2015
Xavier, Jose C. ORCID record for Jose C. Xavier, Hill, S.L. ORCID record for S.L. Hill, Belchier, M., Bracegirdle, T.J. ORCID record for T.J. Bracegirdle, Murphy, E.J. ORCID record for E.J. Murphy, Dias, J. Lopes. (2015) From ice to penguins: The role of mathematics in Antarctic research. In: Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre, Jeltsch, Rolf, Pinto, Alberto Adrego, Viana, Marcelo (eds.). Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change: International Conference and Advanced School Planet Earth, Portugal, March 21-28, 2013, Switzerland, Springer, 389-414. (CIM Series in Mathematical Sciences, 2). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16121-1_20
Young, Emma F. ORCID record for Emma F. Young, Belchier, Mark, Hauser, Lorenz, Horsburgh, Gavin J., Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Michael P. Meredith, Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Eugene J. Murphy, Pascoal, Sonia, Rock, Jennifer, Tysklind, Niklas, Carvalho, Gary R.. (2015) Oceanography and life history predict contrasting genetic population structure in two Antarctic fish species. Evolutionary Applications, 8. 486-509. 10.1111/eva.12259
Söffker, Marta, Trathan, Phil ORCID record for Phil Trathan, Clark, James, Collins, Martin A., Belchier, Mark, Scott, Robert. (2015) The impact of predation by marine mammals on Patagonian toothfish longline fisheries. PLOS ONE, 10. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118113
2014
Duhamel, Guy, Hulley, Percy-Alexander, Causse, Romain, Koubbi, Philippe, Vacchi, Marino, Pruvost, Patrice, Vigetta, Stephanie, Irisson, Jean-Olivier, Mormede, Sophie, Belchier, Mark, Dettai, Agnes, Detrich, H. Williams, Gutt, Julian, Jones, Christopher D., Kock, Karl-Hermann, Lopez Abellan, Luis Jose, Van de Putte, Anton. (2014) Biogeographic patterns of fish. In: De Broyer, Claude, Koubbi, Philippe, Griffiths, Huw ORCID record for Huw Griffiths, Raymond, Ben, d'Udekem d'Acoz, Cedric, Van de Putte, Anton, Danis, Bruno, David, Bruno, Grant, Susie ORCID record for Susie Grant, Gutt, Julian, Held, Christoph, Hosie, Graham, Huettmann, Falk, Post, Alexandra, Ropert-Coudert, Yan (eds.). Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean, Cambridge, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, 328-362.
Griffiths, Huw J. ORCID record for Huw J. Griffiths, Whittle, Rowan J. ORCID record for Rowan J. Whittle, Roberts, Stephen J. ORCID record for Stephen J. Roberts, Belchier, Mark, Linse, Katrin ORCID record for Katrin Linse, Thatje, Sven. (2014) Decapoda: crabs and lobsters. In: De Broyer, Claude, Koubbi, Philippe, Griffiths, Huw ORCID record for Huw Griffiths, Raymond, Ben, d'Udekem d'Acoz, Cedric, Van de Putte, Anton, Danis, Bruno, David, Bruno, Grant, Susie ORCID record for Susie Grant, Gutt, Julian, Held, Christoph, Hosie, Graham, Huettmann, Falk, Post, Alexandra, Ropert-Coudert, Yan (eds.). Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean, Cambridge, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, 185-189.
Gregory, Susan, Brown, Judith, Belchier, Mark. (2014) Ecology and distribution of the grey notothen, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, around South Georgia and Shag Rocks, Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science, 26. 239-249. doi:10.1017/S0954102013000667
Morley, S. A. ORCID record for S. A. Morley, Belchier, M., Sands, C. ORCID record for C. Sands, Barnes, D. K. A. ORCID record for D. K. A. Barnes, Peck, L. S. ORCID record for L. S. 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. 485-492. doi:10.1007/s11160-013-9308-8
Trathan, Philip N. ORCID record for Philip N. Trathan, Collins, Martin A., Grant, Susie M. ORCID record for Susie M. Grant, Belchier, Mark, Barnes, David K.A. ORCID record for David K.A. Barnes, Brown, Judith, Staniland, Iain J. ORCID record for Iain J. Staniland. (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: Johnson, Magnus L., Sandell, Jane (eds.). Marine Managed Areas and Fisheries, Elsevier, 15-78. (Advances in Marine Biology, 69). doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800214-8.00002-5
2013
Griffiths, H.J. ORCID record for H.J. Griffiths, Whittle, R.J. ORCID record for R.J. Whittle, Roberts, S.J. ORCID record for S.J. Roberts, Belchier, M., Linse, K. ORCID record for K. Linse. (2013) Antarctic crabs: invasion or endurance?. PLoS One, 8. 10.1371/journal.pone.0066981
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). Polar Biology, 36. 969-983. doi:10.1007/s00300-013-1321-9
2012
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.
Kock, K.-H., Barrera-Oro, E., Belchier, M., Collins, M.A., Duhamel, G., Hanchet, S., Pshenichnov, L., Welsford, D., Williams, R.. (2012) The role of fish as predators of krill (Euphausia superba) and other pelagic resources in the Southern Ocean. CCAMLR Science, 19. 115-169.
Wakefield, Ewan D., Phillips, Richard A., Belchier, Mark. (2012) Foraging black-browed albatrosses target waters overlaying moraine banks – a consequence of upward benthic-pelagic coupling?. Antarctic Science, 24. 269-280. 10.1017/S0954102012000132
Young, Emma F. ORCID record for Emma F. Young, Rock, Jennifer, Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Michael P. Meredith, Belchier, Mark, Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Eugene J. Murphy, Carvalho, Gary R.. (2012) Physical and behavioural influences on larval fish retention: contrasting patterns in two Antarctic fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 465. 201-215. 10.3354/meps09908
2011
Andrews, A.H., Ashford, J.R., Brooks, C.M., Krusic-Golub, K., Duhamel, G., 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. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62. 781-789. 10.1071/MF10225
Convey, Peter ORCID record for Peter Convey, Key, R.S., Key, R.J.D., Belchier, Mark, Waller, Catherine L.. (2011) Recent range expansions in non-native predatory beetles on sub-Antarctic South Georgia. Polar Biology, 34. 597-602. 10.1007/s00300-010-0909-6
2010
Collins, Martin Anthony ORCID record for Martin Anthony Collins, Brickle, Paul, Brown, Judith, Belchier, Mark. (2010) The Patagonian toothfish: biology, ecology and fishery. In: Lesser, Michael (eds.). Advances in Marine Biology, London, Elsevier, 227-300.
2009
Main, Charlotte E., Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Mitchell, Richard, Belchier, Mark. (2009) Identifying patterns in the diet of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) at South Georgia using bootstrapped confidence intervals of a dietary index. Polar Biology, 32. 569-581. 10.1007/s00300-008-0552-7
Belchier, M., Fretwell, P.T. ORCID record for P.T. Fretwell. (2009) Revised estimates of the area of the South Georgia and Shag Rocks shelf (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3). CCAMLR Science, 16. 167-175.
Fretwell, P.T. ORCID record for P.T. Fretwell, Tate, Alex ORCID record for Alex Tate, Deen, Tara, Belchier, Mark. (2009) Compilation of a new bathymetric dataset of South Georgia. Antarctic Science, 21. 171-174. doi:10.1017/S0954102008001703
2008
Belchier, M., Collins, M.A. ORCID record for M.A. Collins. (2008) Recruitment and body size in relation to temperature in juvenile Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) at South Georgia. Marine Biology, 155. 493-503. 10.1007/s00227-008-1047-3
Clarke, S., Reid, W.D.K., Collins, M.A. ORCID record for M.A. Collins, Belchier, M.. (2008) Biology and distribution of South Georgia icefish (Pseudochaenichthys georgianus) around South Georgia and Shag Rocks. Antarctic Science, 20. 343-353. 10.1017/S0954102008000990
2007
Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Ross, Katherine A., Belchier, Mark, Reid, Keith. (2007) Distribution and diet of juvenile Patagonian toothfish on the South Georgia and Shag Rocks shelves (Southern Ocean). Marine Biology, 152. 135-147. 10.1007/s00227-007-0667-3
Reid, W.D.K., Watts, J., Clarke, S., Belchier, M., Thatje, S.. (2007) Egg development, hatching rhythm and moult patterns in Paralomis spinosissima (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea: Lithodidae) from South Georgia waters (Southern Ocean). Polar Biology, 30. 1213-1218.
Reid, William D.K., Clarke, Sarah, Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Belchier, Mark. (2007) Distribution and ecology of Chaenocephalus aceratus (Channichthyidae) around South Georgia and Shag Rocks (Southern Ocean). Polar Biology, 30. 1523-1533. 10.1007/s00300-007-0313-z
2006
Rogers, A.D., Morley, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Morley, Fitzcharles, E., Jarvis, K., Belchier, M.. (2006) Genetic structure of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) populations on the Patagonian Shelf and Atlantic and western Indian Ocean sectors of the Southern Ocean. Marine Biology, 149. 915-924. doi:10.1007/s00227-006-0256-x
Collins, M.A., Everson, I., Patterson, R., Bagley, P.M., Yau, C., Belchier, M., Hawkins, S.. (2006) In situ observations of the scavenging fauna of the South Georgia slope. In: Shotton, R. (eds.). Deep sea 2003: Conference on the Governance and Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries, Queenstown and Dunedin, New Zealand, December 2003. Part 2: Conference poster papers and workshop papers, Rome, Food and Agricultural Organisation, 45-53. (FAO Fisheries Proceedings, No. 3/2, ).
Morley, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Morley, Belchier, M., Dickson, J., Mulvey, T.. (2006) Reproductive strategies of sub-Antarctic lithodid crabs vary with habitat depth. Polar Biology, 29. 581-584. doi:10.1007/s00300-005-0091-4
Watts, Jamie, Thatje, Sven, Clarke, Sarah, Belchier, Mark. (2006) A description of larval and early juvenile development in Paralomis spinosissima (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea: Lithodidae) from South Georgia waters (Southern Ocean). Polar Biology, 29. 1028-1038. doi:10.1007/s00300-006-0146-1
2005
Morley, Simon A. ORCID record for Simon A. Morley, Belchier, Mark, Dickson, Judith, Mulvey, Therese. (2005) Daily otolith increment validation in larval mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari. Fisheries Research, 75. 200-203. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2005.04.008
Uglem, Ingebrigt, Belchier, Mark, Svasand, Terje. (2005) Age determination of European lobsters (Homarus Gammarus L.) by histological quantification of lipofuscin. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 25. 95-99.
2004
Collins, M.A., Allcock, A.L., Belchier, M.. (2004) Cephalopods of the South Georgia slope. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 84. 415-419. 10.1017/S0025315404009373h
Kock, K.-H., Belchier, M., Jones, C.D.. (2004) 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. CCAMLR Science, 11. 141-153.
Morley, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Morley, Mulvey, T., Dickson, J., Belchier, M.. (2004) The biology of the bigeye grenadier at South Georgia. Journal of Fish Biology, 64. 1514-1529.
2003
Collins, M.A., Belchier, M., Everson, I.. (2003) Why the fuss about toothfish?. Biologist, 50. 116-119.
2002
Morley, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Morley, Belchier, M.. (2002) Otolith and body size relationships in bigeye grenadier (Macrourus holotrachys) in CCAMLR Subarea 48.3. CCAMLR Science, 9. 133-143.
Brierley, A.S., Goss, C., Grant, S.A., Watkins, J.L., Reid, K., Belchier, M., Everson, I., Jessop, M.J., Afanasyev, V., Robst, J.. (2002) Significant intra-annual variability in krill distribution and abundance at South Georgia revealed by multiple acoustic surveys during 2000/01. CCAMLR Science, 9. 71-82.
2017
A fishy business around South Georgia
Blog 9 March, 2017
2023
First images of giant iceberg from Brunt Ice Shelf
News 13 March, 2023
2022
Drones survey wildlife populations in remote Sub-Antarctic island
News 17 November, 2022
2021
Penguins benefit from extended maritime zone
News 15 January, 2021
2018
State of the Polar Oceans report published
News 18 July, 2018
2014
NEWS STORY: Patagonian toothfish fishery
News 16 September, 2014
2013
NEWS STORY: Fishing limits to be discussed at meeting
News 23 October, 2013
NEWS STORY: Antarctic experts gather in Australia
News 16 October, 2013
- Chairman, Scientific Committee,, CCAMLR