Expedition to map biodiversity in Atlantic deep sea
A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientist departs Germany today (8 January 2021) onboard the research vessel SONNE to study the diversity of marine organisms in the Atlantic deep sea. Dr […]
25 to 36 of 64 results
-
Read more of: Expedition to map biodiversity in Atlantic deep sea
-
Humpback whales return to South Georgia
Read more of: Humpback whales return to South GeorgiaA new study shows the welcome return of humpback whales to the waters around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia after a century of commercial whaling decimated their populations. The […]
-
Scientists discover new penguin colonies from space
Read more of: Scientists discover new penguin colonies from spaceA new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than was previously thought. The results provide an important benchmark for monitoring […]
-
Migratory secrets of recovering whale species
Read more of: Migratory secrets of recovering whale speciesScientists have discovered where a whale species that feeds around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia breeds during the winter months. This understanding of where the animals migrate from will […]
-
Plastic Pollution reaching Antarctica
Read more of: Plastic Pollution reaching AntarcticaFood wrapping, fishing gear and plastic waste continue to reach the Antarctic. Two new studies into how plastic debris is reaching sub-Antarctic islands are published in the journal Environment International. […]
-
Chinstrap Penguin Tracking
Read more of: Chinstrap Penguin TrackingThe study aimed to map penguin foraging ranges during the breeding season to assess whether existing 50 km coastal fishing exclusion zones adequately protect these krill-dependent seabirds from potential competition with the Antarctic krill fishery.
-
Krill’s influence on CO2 and global climate
Read more of: Krill’s influence on CO2 and global climateA new study involving British Antarctic Survey researchers highlights the influence of krill (Euphausia superba) on atmospheric carbon levels. It is published in the journal Nature Communications today (18th October […]
-
Study recommends special protection of emperor penguins
Read more of: Study recommends special protection of emperor penguinsIn a new study published this week (Wednesday 9 October) in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers recommends the need for additional measures to protect and conserve […]
-
Antarctic krill use ‘hotspots’ for their young
Read more of: Antarctic krill use ‘hotspots’ for their youngNew research, published this week (24 July 2019) in the journal PLOS ONE, shows how Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), a key species in the Southern Ocean food web, choose different […]
-
Bycatch risk of wandering albatrosses from radar detection
Read more of: Bycatch risk of wandering albatrosses from radar detectionThe overall objective of this project is to link habitat preference, at-sea activity patterns and detections from novel bird-borne radars to quantify interactions of tracked wandering albatrosses with legal and IUU fishing vessels.
-
Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at risk
Read more of: Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at riskA new study highlights that sub-Antarctic seabirds are most at risk from unsustainable fishing during the southern hemisphere winter and in the south Atlantic and Southwest Indian Oceans. The link […]
-
“Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies
Read more of: “Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin coloniesResearchers at British Antarctic Survey have discovered “catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies.
