Sep 1, 2023 · Scientists and governments are calling for large no-take marine areas, free from industrial exploitation. The South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area is undergoing its second five-yearly review. Recovery of baleen whales coupled with climate change, means managers must be alert to alternative future ecosystem states.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands.

Jun 8, 2018 · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are unique and always emerge as priorities in scientific analyses of areas that should be protected. There are urgent reasons to act. Evidence suggests that warming of the Southern Ocean is driving krill populations south, back towards the Antarctic continent.

Implementing an expanded MPA in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands is an essential tool for conserving its marine biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem health, and enhancing climate resilience, particularly in three key areas:

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) lie within the strong ocean currents which circle the Antarctic continent and provide ecological connectivity with higher latitude regions.

Jan 26, 2022 · Following consultation with a broad range of scientists and stakeholders to identify research and monitoring priorities, we are pleased to launch the new RMP which will support GSGSSI’s commitment to evidence-based sustainable management.

Aug 22, 2021 · Using open-access datasets, alongside results from a recent UK Government-funder Blue Belt expedition to the region, we assess how the island’s biodiversity is structured spatially and taxonomically and how this is driven by environmental factors.

Oct 30, 2023 · The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has announced its intention to designate Terrestrial Protected Areas that will cover the entire landmass of South...

Two issues are of paramount importance: ongoing recovery of baleen whale species; and climate change. Both increase uncertainty for fisheries managers, so that considerations about their implications must now be directly included into the management of harvested and …

Nov 22, 2023 · It is a real relief to hear some good news about climate change with the recovery of the ecosystem in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands. A once-exploited whaling hub has now been transformed into what might be called a wildlife haven, as one of the world’s largest marine protected areas.