South African research in the Southern Ocean : new opportunities but serious challenges

• Published in: South African Journal of Science
• Main Authors: Treasure, Anne M., Moloney, Coleen L., Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt, McQuaid, Christopher D., Findlay, Kenneth Pierce, Best, Peter B., Cowan, Don A., De Bruyn, P.J. Nico, Dorrington, Rosemary A., Fagereng, Ake, Froneman, P. William, Grantham, Geoff H., Hunt, Brian P. V., Meiklejohn, K.I. (Ian), Pakhomov, Evgeny A., Roychoudhury, Alakendra N., Ryan, Peter G., Smith, Valdon R., Chown, Steven Loudon, Ansorge, Isabelle J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AOSIS Open Journals 2013
• Subjects: Southern Ocean research; Antarctic research; Climate change; Financial capital; Human capital; South African research; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Endeavour; Antarc*; Marion Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/39818; https://doi.org/10.1590/sajs.2013/a009

South Africa has a long track record in Southern Ocean and Antarctic research and has recently invested considerable funds in acquiring new infrastructure for ongoing support of this research. This infrastructure includes a new base at Marion Island and a purpose-built ice capable research vessel, w...