Marine Research on the Kerguelen Plateau: from early scientific expeditions to current surveys under the CCAMLR objectives ...

• Main Author: Hureau, Jean-Claude
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cybium 2011
• Subjects: Heard/McDonald, History, Kerguelen Plateau, Marine research, Scientific surveys; Heard; Heard Island; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; McDonald Islands
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2011-35sp-002; http://sfi-cybium.fr/fr/marine-research-kerguelen-plateau-early-scientific-expeditions-current-surveys-under-ccamlr

Since the discovery of Kerguelen Islands by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Tremarec in 1772 and of Heard Island by Peter Kemp in 1833, a considerable number and a great variety of ships (e.g., sealers, whalers, fishing ships, oceanographic ships, navy ships and sailing boats) visited the Kerguelen Plateau, around Kerguelen Islands and the Heard and McDonald Islands. From 1772 to 1835 (the date of the last sealing voyage from Britain), not less than 78 ships came to the area, of which two have conducted scientific surveys: Cook in 1776 (his 3rd voyage) on board HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery (hydrographic works); and Rhodes in 1799 on board Hillsborough (accurate charting of the northern and eastern coasts of Kerguelen Islands). During the second half of the 19th century and the 20th century, until 1922 (the date of the last sealing voyage from the United States), 223 ships (mostly US sealers) came to Kerguelen and Heard Islands. Only seven expeditions carried-out marine scientific surveys: magnetic observations ...