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Montevideo, May 24th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

Tag: Southern Ocean

  • Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 14:12 UTC

    Using a new AI tool to track the life cycle of icebergs in Antarctica

    Icebergs in the Southern Ocean have calved off the Antarctica Ice Sheet. They can take decades to melt into the ocean.

    Researchers are using a new AI tool to detect icebergs in the Southern Ocean. This is the first step towards scientists being able to track the complete life cycle of most icebergs across Antarctica from satellite data. The study published in the journal Remote Sensing of the Environment points out a report from the British Antarctic Survey.

  • Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 07:33 UTC

    National Geographic makes it official, Southern Ocean is the fifth ocean

    “The Southern Ocean has long been recognized by scientists, but because there was never agreement internationally, we never officially recognized it”

    Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. However starting on June 8, World Oceans Day, it will recognize the Southern Ocean as the world’s fifth ocean. This is because the swift current circling Antarctica keeps the waters there distinct and worthy of their own name.

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 10:57 UTC

    South Georgia releases new coin to commemorate Sir Ernest Shackleton

    The design on the coin shows an Antarctic scene with members of the sledging party, the ship and a sledge. Penguins and seals can be seen in the plinth below

    The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands have released a new coin to commemorate the birth of the famous explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Born on 15th February 1874, Sir Ernest Shackleton wanted to be an explorer from a very early age, inspired by faraway places that he had read about as a boy. At the age of 16, bored by the school curriculum, he went to work in the Merchant Navy.

  • Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 08:50 UTC

    Krill retreating towards Antarctica because of climate change

    Krill are small, shrimp-like creatures that swarm in vast numbers and form a major part of the diets of whales, penguins, seabirds, seals and fish

    A keystone prey species in the Southern Ocean is retreating towards the Antarctic because of climate change. Krill are small, shrimp-like creatures that swarm in vast numbers and form a major part of the diets of whales, penguins, seabirds, seals and fish. Scientists say warming conditions in recent decades have led to the krill contracting pole-ward.

  • Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:22 UTC

    CCAMLR fails to protect Southern Ocean

    Conservation is the principal objective of CCAMLR, ”yet it has consistently failed to fulfill its commitment to the protection of Antarctic marine living resources.”

    The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has again failed to take action to protect the Southern Ocean, with no progress made on the critical issues of marine protected areas, climate change, and transshipment.

  • Saturday, September 8th 2018 - 09:01 UTC

    Giant iceberg “A68” takes off from Antarctica mainland to the Southern Ocean

    The A68 iceberg is the sixth-largest ever recorded, according to a NASA-ESA database, weighs an estimated trillion tons

    A large iceberg in Antarctica has calved off the Larsen C ice shelf as of July last year and budged only a little from the coast until recently. In the past two months, the iceberg, known as 'A68', has taken a drastic 90 degree swing away from the Antarctic mainland and into the Southern Ocean.

  • Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 05:38 UTC

    Australia intercepts and boards the fishing vessel 'Perlon', from the IUU list

    During the Perlon boarding, officers observed a significant quantity of frozen fish in storage, suspected to be toothfish, and to have been caught illegally.

    Australia has intercepted in the Southern Ocean the fishing vessel Perlon, believed to have been operating under a false flag in defiance of international conventions, according to an official report from the Ministry of Immigration and Border Protection.

  • Wednesday, March 18th 2015 - 13:17 UTC

    First call for proposals from Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund

    The Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund aims to improve the science-based understanding of the role of krill in the Antarctic ecosystem and the scientific basis for krill fishery management.

    The Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund (AWR) issued this week its first call for proposals, inviting applications from scientific researchers who can aid in determining the impact of the krill fishing industry on the Antarctic marine ecosystem. Such research will serve to ensure ecosystem protection, while improving the management basis for the fishery.

  • Wednesday, February 25th 2015 - 17:39 UTC

    Antarctic wildlife research fund launched in Australia with Norwegian support

    AWR is the result of a landmark collaboration between scientists, businesses and several of the world's leading environmental groups.

    The Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund (AWR) was unveiled at a ceremony in Australia, with the aim of strengthening the scientific basis for the management of the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic Region.

  • Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 19:20 UTC

    Two UK scientists keeping track of Manhattan size iceberg moving in the Southern ocean

    Professor Bigg is a leading iceberg expert from the University of Sheffield

    An Iceberg, the size of Manhattan in area, was derived from the Pine Island Glacier, and is currently moving through the Southern Ocean. To keep track of its movements and melting Professor Grant Bigg of UK's University of Sheffield has been awarded a £50,000 grant from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) for the 6 month project.

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