Our Projects

 
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ARK played a key role during the 2019 large-scale krill survey, which estimated krill biomass for the whole of Area 48. The overall biomass estimated was 62.6 million tonnes, a result very similar to the CCAMLR 2000 Survey.

 
 
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The Norwegian Institute for Marine Research (IMR) and Aker BioMarine have been monitoring the marine ecosystem around the South Orkney Islands since 2011, to provide a baseline on krill…

 
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ARK has committed to conducting annual transects at selected areas, following the advice from CCAMLR’s Scientific Committee (SC-CAMLR) to understand changes in krill density.

 
 
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The Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute of China and the Liaoning Pelagic Fisheries Co. have been conducting a krill survey around the South Shetland Islands since 2013, to provide a baseline on krill...

 
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ARK implemented Voluntary Restricted Zones (VRZs) to protect sensitive areas for penguins during the critical breeding season. A new year-round protection zone was adopted during its second annual Review Process.