Tag: South Georgia

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:37 UTC

  By-catch scientific research identifies danger areas for wandering albatrosses

  

  Over half of wandering albatrosses breeding on Bird Island, South Georgia, in the sub-Antarctic, encounter fishing vessels when feeding, putting them at risk of being accidentally caught or killed in fishing gear, according to new research led by British Antarctic Survey and Birdlife International. The results will help conservation efforts for a species that is in decline.

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Drones survey wildlife populations in South Georgia

  

  Next-generation fixed-wing drones, capable of operating autonomously beyond the standard visual line of sight, are creating datasets of major wildlife populations around South Georgia for long-term monitoring to aid conservation efforts.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Female team, with descendants of whaler families, reopening the South Georgia Museum at Grytviken

  

  An all-female team from Dundee in Scotland has travelled some 8,000 miles to South Georgia to help reopen the island's South Georgia Museum at Grytviken on time for the coming summer and cruise season.

• Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentine student winner of Falklands' competition travels to the Islands “with an open mind”

  

  “Since a child I have been passionate about the Malvinas dispute between Argentina and the UK, which was reinforced by the stories from my uncle who was a member of the Argentine crew sent to South Georgia to scrap the remains of the rusting whaling station”, reveals Braian Espinoza Salazar, an Argentine International Relations student at the Mendoza University.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  South Georgia announces the latest version of the Bio-Security Handbook

  

  The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands has announced that the latest version of the Bio-security Handbook is now available. The Handbook details the procedures which are in place to help reduce the risk of harmful non-native species and disease entering the Territory and steps in place to detect them and limit their spread should they arrive.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 08:33 UTC

  South Georgia charters “Vinson of Antarctica” to support Albatross Survey

  

  Following a thorough tendering process, the Government of South Georgia has announced that the vessel Vinson of Antarctica has been selected to support a wandering albatross survey planned for 2024.

• Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 08:37 UTC

  South Georgia consultation period for Special Protected Area Management Plan

  

  The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands has announced the opening of the consultation period for the Specially Protected Area Management Plan and Regulations.

• Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 08:46 UTC

  Krill surveys in South Georgia conducted by fishery patrol MV Pharos SG

  

  The second of six winter krill surveys in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is underway. The first winter krill survey was completed successfully on board the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands fishery patrol vessel MV Pharos SG in May this year.

• Friday, July 8th 2022 - 10:28 UTC

  Argentina protests the designation of Protected Areas in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

  

  The Argentine government in a protest note addressed to the United Kingdom pointed out its complete rejection of UK's intended designation of the entire landmass of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) as Specially Protected Areas.

• Wednesday, July 6th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands designated landmass Protected Areas

  

  The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) announced on Tuesday the designation of the entire landmass of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) as Specially Protected Areas, fulfilling the commitment it made in the “Pathway to Protection”