Benthic biodiversity in the South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf Marine Protected Area

• Published in: Biodiversity
• Main Authors: Brasier, M, Grant, Susie, Trathan, Phil, Allcock, L, Ashford, O, Blagbrough, Hilary, Brandt, A, Danis, B, Downey, R, Eléaume, MP, Enderlein, Peter, Ghiglione, C, Hogg, Oliver, Linse, Katrin, Mackenzie, M, Moreau, C, Robinson, LF, Rodriguez, E, Spirdonov, V, Tate, Alexander, Taylor, M, Waller, C, Wiklund, H, Griffiths, Huw
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; South Orkney Islands; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522357/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522357/1/Brasier%20et%20al.%20biodiversity.pdf; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14888386.2018.1468821

The South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf (SOISS) Marine Protected Area (MPA) was the first MPA to be designated entirely within the high seas and is managed under the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). To assist with research and monitoring of the MPA, an i...