Antarctica is no longer a 'pole apart'. From a scientific perspective, the Antarctic ice sheet, ocean and climate systems are intimately linked with the global

During the intensification of research activities in the Southern Ocean in recent years, both at national levels and through international cooperation in such p

Since its discovery Antarctica has held a deep fascination for biologists. Extreme environmental conditions, seasonality and isolation have lead to some of the

National and international agencies need assessments of change in ecosystems and their drivers in order to sustain natural systems, to maintain the delivery of

BIOMASS (Biological Investigations of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks) was a unique, large-scale, long-term, international research programme established in