Tag: South Georgia

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 05:49 UTC

  Information on the upcoming South Georgia 2021/22 Tourism Season

  

  The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Island, GSGSSI is committed to facilitating visits without compromising the high standards in safety and environmental protection. The GSGSSI website now includes the latest information and details of the upcoming 2021/22 tourism season.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 07:43 UTC

  South Georgia welcomes a new Chief Executive Officer, Laura Sinclair Willis

  

  After a thorough and competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands announced that the next Chief Executive will be Laura Sinclair Willis.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 22:26 UTC

  South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to become Terrestrial Protected Area

  

  The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has unveiled plans to designate Terrestrial Protected Areas covering the entire landmass of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, some 3,800km2.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2021 - 09:44 UTC

  Mitigating the impact of longline fisheries on seabirds: the South Georgia experience

  

  Seabird mortality in fisheries is a global problem and a major driver of the continued decline of many seabird populations. Unless appropriate mitigation is in place, longline fishing can cause high levels of seabird mortality.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 07:24 UTC

  South Georgia issues colored titanium coins highlighting the fin whale

  

  British Overseas Territories South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have issued a series of coloured titanium coins highlighting the fin whale. The coins are produced y Pobjoy Mint.

• Sunday, April 25th 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  Recapture of South Georgia will always be a part of the story of the Falkland Islands

  

  39 years ago, Operation Paraquet – a subsidiary of Operation Corporate – led to the successful recapture of South Georgia by British Armed Forces. This followed an initial incursion on 3 April by the Argentine military, which was one of the earliest flashpoints of the Falkland Islands War.

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 23:33 UTC

  Royal Navy takes bomb disposal experts to South Georgia to remove Falklands War munitions

  

  The Royal Navy's HMS Forth has taken bomb disposal specialists to South Georgia as part of a mission to protect the island's wildlife. The ten-day environmental mission set out to remove bombs and ordnance left behind during the Falkland Islands conflict involving the Argentine armed forces in 1982.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:10 UTC

  South Georgia is releasing a 50 pence coin to honor nurses and nursing values

  

  Following the success of the £2 coin issued on behalf of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands last year, Pobjoy Mint announced the new release of a 50 pence coin that bears a design reflecting the universal role of nurses and their nursing values.

• Monday, January 25th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  South Georgia Patagonian toothfish fishery recertified with flying colors

  

  Following its five-yearly Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment, the South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline fishery has, for the third time, been certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery, according to the newsletter from the government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

• Monday, January 25th 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Gentoo penguins in South Georgia enjoying an enlarged no-fishing zone

  

  Gentoo penguins are benefiting from a newly enlarged no-fishing zone (known as a No-Take Zone NTZ) around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tracking research commissioned by the RSPB.