Weddell Sea

... further into fragile parts of the Antarctic where whales feed. But if enough people check in to the Antarctic, we can help push these vessels out of their feeding waters. If thousands of us check in to the Weddell Sea, many more of our friends, family and colleagues will see just how precious the Antarctic is.

Clark and cameraman Ben Mitchell flew from Punta Arenas in Chile to King George Island, 75 miles off the coast of Antarctica, to join the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise on an expedition into the Weddell Sea. Greenpeace is backing a proposal to turn part of the Weddell Sea into a marine sanctuary five ...

Scientists have discovered a thriving colony of more than three quarters of a million penguins on the Danger Islands in the Weddell Sea, East Antarctic Peninsula, where the impacts of climate change have not yet been felt and there is little human activity. While the islands were thought to be home to some ...

It is also considering other protection proposals, including creating a 700,000 square-mile protected area in the Weddell Sea, as well as in the waters around the Western Antarctic Peninsula. The latter area is the ecologically important region that krill fishing boats currently frequent. Greenpeace, according ...

At the point of the minimum last month, "almost every area of the Antarctic coastal ocean had less sea ice than normal," noted Sambos, "except for the western Weddell Sea—pressed against the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula—that was normal in extent and fearsomely well-packed." The image ...

They have been investigating the sea floor, as well as trying to discover whether plastic pollution has reached the extremely remote waters. Al Jazeera's Nick Clark is on a Greenpeace expedition ship in the Weddell Sea, in Antarctica. Environment · Antarctica · Pollution. Have your say.Give us feedback.

After several years of preparation, a team of researchers traveled in 2015 to the Danger Islands near the Weddell Sea to do a more precise count on the nine-island archipelago. Using a drone doctored to work in the extreme climate of the region, the researchers were able to get a precise estimate of the ...

But while we were at sea we heard of the discovery of a so called mega colony of up to a million penguins on the Danger Islands in the northern part of the Weddell Sea. "This discovery more than ever emphasises the need for protection of these waters," said Will McCallum, the campaign leader of the bid ...

McCallum points to the Greenpeace petition backing the Weddell Sea proposal, it's already collected more than a million signatures. "This campaign seems to have gripped the public imagination," he said. "People have a resonance with Antarctica and its spectacular wildlife, people want this to happen." ...

A recent scientific expedition to the Danger Islands, a remote group of tiny islands along eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, used new technologies to discover and survey a breeding colony of over one and a half million penguins. Michael Polito, assistant professor in the department of Oceanography ...

The group of nine rocky islands, which lie off the northern tip nearest South America, in the northwest Weddell Sea, housed the third- and fourth-largest Adelie penguin colonies in the world, they found. “It is certainly surprising and it has real consequences for how we manage this region,” study co-author ...

Warmed up and dried out, I chat to the Greenpeace campaign leader, Will McCallum, who tells me we're making way immediately for the Weddell Sea, the site of the proposed ocean sanctuary, five times the size of Germany. "It's not certain how far we'll get," said Will. "There's a fair amount of ice in the way ...

The Polar Class 2 vessel is specially designed to take passengers to polar destinations such as the geographic North Pole, the Weddell Sea, the Ross Sea and Peter I Island. She will be the first electric hybrid cruise vessel with icebreaker characteristics and dual fuel propulsion, featuring high-capacity ...

After several years of preparation, a team of researchers traveled in 2015 to the Danger Islands near the Weddell Sea to do a more precise count on the nine-island archipelago. Using a drone doctored to work in the extreme climate of the region, the researchers were able to get a precise estimate of the ...

According to the researchers, their findings suggest that penguins fare better when their environments are undisturbed and are calling for a marine protected (MPA) area in the Weddell Sea. A decision will be made on whether to create the reserve later this year. Dr Hart added: “The size of these colonies ...

As it moved away from its chilly birth mom and into the Weddell Sea, a vast expanse of water saw the light for the first time in up to 120,000 years. And this month, a team of scientists will venture to the long-ice-buried expanse to investigate the mysterious ecosystem that was hidden beneath the Antarctic ice ...

“Well, Greenpeace says the Weddell Sea and its surroundings are home to a precious ecosystem, vital to sustaining our future,” Harbour said in a press release before his departure. “And that there's penguins there. And that I'll get to waddle around with them, discuss their parenting techniques with them ...

“Well, Greenpeace says the Weddell Sea and its surroundings are home to a precious ecosystem, vital to sustaining our future. And that there's penguins there. And that I'll get to waddle around with them, discuss their parenting techniques with them and yes, yes, dance with them. And that they'll film it.

A submersible mission in Antarctic waters has revealed unique ecosystems so rare they deserve special protection, say scientists. The seabed investigation, co-ordinated by the campaign group Greenpeace, will help build the case for the creation of the world's largest wildlife sanctuary. Covering 1.8 million ...

This stark comparison suggests penguins fare much better when their environments are completely undisturbed, a finding that reinforces calls from environmentalists for a protects area in the Weddell Sea, where the Danger Islands are located. The study documenting the discovery was published in the journal Scientific ...

Scientists have had to abandon their plan to investigate the waters around the world's biggest iceberg. The team, led by the British Antarctic Survey, was thwarted in its attempts to reach the massive block known as A-68 by thick sea-ice in the Weddell Sea. The iceberg broke away from the Larsen C Ice ...