Antarctic sea ice levels have been at record lows for the last three years, a global report shows. The World Meteorological […]
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Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area – Expert reaction
Sweeping new protections for Antarctica’s Ross Sea will come into effect on Friday 1 December. After five years of debate, the marine protected area […]
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Scientists are frustrated with the International Whaling Commission over the lack of science in Japan’s scientific whaling programme, and are […]
Continue readingNo Marine Protected Areas for Ross Sea – experts respond
The Antarctic Ross Sea will remain open to fishing in all areas following the failure of an international meeting to […]
Continue readingAlgal blooms re-evaluated for carbon capture
Northern hemisphere researchers who put tonnes of iron into the Southern Ocean say it not only triggered a massive algal […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Southern Ocean carbon sink and NZ’s synthetic bio sitrep
Will the Southern Ocean carbon sink hold? Ice core records show there was a sharp rise in carbon dioxide in […]
Continue readingWill the Southern Ocean’s carbon sink hold its breath?
Ice core records show there was a sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — a nearly 50% increase — at […]
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