How to describe what I’m feeling today … with more than 30 seasons in Antarctica under my belt … having actually witnessed changes firsthand like glaciers receding, ice shelves that have calved off, penguin populations significantly falling (and, in one case, rising)? Climate change is real and undeniable. It is happening now. We humans north […]
The Future Of Antarctica . . . Is Now! Climate Change Must Be Addressed! The 23rd anniversary season of the Antarctic Site Inventory launches shortly, capping a hugely successful and productive year for the nonprofit, non-advocacy, science, and education organization Oceanites . . . November 17, 2016 – Washington, DC USA — In three […]
6:03pm, Thursday, October 27th. I was “in the pews” at the old Hutchins School in Hobart (Tasmania, Australia), now the headquarters of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). This is the body that regulates fishing for Antarctic toothfish, marketed here as Chilean sea bass, and for krill, the shrimp-like crustacean […]
This has been a very memorable and exciting day in the history of CCAMLR — the Commission for Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Four key achievements have been advanced: • Establishing the world’s largest marine protected area in the Ross Sea • Establishing 100% observer coverage in the krill fishery • Adopting a 5-year […]
A study reveals that the habitat of Antarctic krill could decline by the end of the 21st century due to warm water temperature. Source: Antarctic Krill Habitat Could Decline By 2100 Due To Climate Change : Nature & Environment : Science World Report
The penguin population tool — MAPPPD (Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics) — that the Lynch Lab @ Stony Brook University & the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have developed for Oceanites is now live. Go to: www.penguinmap.com Ron Naveen, from Oceanites, explains: “MAPPPD keeps Oceanites and the Antarctic Site Inventory on the […]
Convened by Oceanites and hosted by One Ocean Expeditions onboard the MV AKADEMIK IOFFE expedition ship, February 28-March 9, 2016, the inaugural “Future Of Antarctica Forum” provided a unique opportunity for Antarctic stakeholder interests — governments, fishing, tourism, environmental, and scientific — to gather together and discuss moving forward, collaboratively, to secure Antarctica’s future as […]
Along with distinguished government representatives and experts from all key Antarctic constituencies (education, tourism, science, environment, fishing), and with the unflagging support of One Ocean Expeditions, Oceanites is thrilled that the 1st FUTURE OF ANTARCTICA conference will be sailing this Sunday, February 28, from Ushuaia, Argentina, onboard the AKADEMIK IOFFE (ONE OCEAN NAVIGATOR). We return to Ushuaia on […]
Oceanites’ Antarctic Site Inventory 2015 Annual Report is now available : http://conta.cc/1J4tkPo Happy Holidays & Best of Happy and Healthy New Year’s Greetings to everyone! Please enjoy the 2015 Antarctic Site Inventory ANNUAL Report . . . And looking forward to keeping the penguin counting going in the years ahead! Thanks for all your support, […]
Global carbon emissions could significantly reduce the hatch rates of Antarctic krill, with implications for the whales, penguins and fish that feed on it. Source: Warming Oceans May Threaten Krill, a Cornerstone of the Antarctic Ecosystem – The New York Times