British fishermen have been allowed to set their fishing nets in the Russian part of the Barents Sea for almost 70 years. (Photo: Archive) In a meeting on March 6, 2024, the Russian Federation Council approved the end of the fisheries agreement between the former USSR...
Ratmanoff walkers return to the colony on foot when they haven’t landed directly on it from the sea. Image: Camille Lin A Franco-Canadian study of king penguins in the largest colony on the Courbet Peninsula in Kerguelen shows that these birds are highly...
Carolyn Hamman, University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student and co-author of the study, with a saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis) caught during field work with fish traps in Prudhoe Bay. Photo: Kyle Gatt Something that should go without saying is now considered very...
Showa Station is a Japanese Antarctic research station established in 1957 on Ongul Island off the coast of Queen Maud Land. The sea around the station is usually covered with ice all year round (Photo: NIPR) The sea around Japan’s Showa Station is covered with sea...
Lanternfish like this ice lanternfish are small deep-sea dwelling fish that can produce light themselves. With about 250 known species worldwide, they are one of the most diverse groups and are the main food source for many polar species. Image: iNaturalist App For...