Antarctic Site Inventory/MAPPPD/Climate Challenge Analyses: Report to CCAMLR by Oceanites, Inc.

Demander un document de réunion

Numéro du document:

SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/BG/19

Auteur(s):

Submitted by Oceanites, Inc.

Soumis par:

Ron Naveen

Approuvé par:

Ron Naveen

Point(s) de l'ordre du jour

SC-CAMLR-XXXVI - 8 - Climate change

CCAMLR-XXXVI - 7 - Impacts of climate change on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources

CCAMLR-XXXVI - 10.2.1 - Reports of observers from international organisations

Résumé

Oceanites, Inc. is a US-based, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization under US law, which was founded in 1987. Its mission is to champion science-based conservation and increased awareness of climate change and its potential impacts through the lens of penguins and Antarctica.

This report summarizes activities of Oceanites since CCAMLR-XXXV and SC-CAMLR-XXXV, including:

• Results from the latest, 23^rd consecutive field season of the Antarctic Site Inventory;

• Update on the Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics (MAPPPD);

• State Of Antarctic Penguins 2017 Report and Penguin Conservation Efforts;

• Update on Oceanites’ Climate Challenge analyses;

• Camera Work and Additional Research with Penguin Watch at the University of Oxford (UK); and

• Recent scientific papers.