Antarctica

An unavoidable delay in a research ship’s voyage to Antarctica resulted in some surprising and important findings about the behaviour of emperor penguins.

Antarctica is experiencing stunning skyscapes like those recently seen in New Zealand, thanks to the afterglow effect from the Tongan volcano.

The role of toothfish in the ecosystem.

Inputs into stock assessment

Top of Natalie Robinson’s to-do list right now is to work out exactly what she’s brought back from Antarctica.

A bright pink sea star and an orange sea spider are among the strange creatures of the Antarctic sea floor featured on new commemorative stamps.

A tape measure and a drill will be pretty much all the tools a NIWA scientist needs when he heads to Antarctica next week.

NIWA scientists are this week making the final preparations for one of the organisation’s busiest summers at Antarctica.

Sea ice-based toothfish surveys have been carried out in McMurdo Sound since 2014.

A bibliography of some of the journal papers and CCAMLR Working Group papers published about the toothfish fishery.

The fishery is managed differently depending on the region and specific environmental protection and fishery management objectives in the region.

Find out about the role of toothfish in the ecosystem and the potential effects of fishing.