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Southern Ocean

Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 November 201711 April 2018

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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‘Scientific’ whaling needs better scrutiny – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 January 201628 March 2016

Scientists are frustrated with the International Whaling Commission over the lack of science in Japan’s scientific whaling programme, and are […]

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No Marine Protected Areas for Ross Sea – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 November 201202 November 2012

The Antarctic Ross Sea will remain open to fishing in all areas following the failure of an international meeting to […]

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Algal blooms re-evaluated for carbon capture

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 July 201219 July 2012

Northern hemisphere researchers who put tonnes of iron into the Southern Ocean say it not only triggered a massive algal […]

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Newsletter Digest: Southern Ocean carbon sink and NZ’s synthetic bio sitrep

Blog  |  Published: 28 May 2010

Will the Southern Ocean carbon sink hold? Ice core records show there was a sharp rise in carbon dioxide in […]

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Will the Southern Ocean’s carbon sink hold its breath?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 May 201028 May 2010

Ice core records show there was a sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — a  nearly 50% increase — at […]

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