Falklands Conservation

The South West Atlantic Marine Environment: Research and Management

Proceedings of a Conference at the Royal Society, London - 7-8 June 2000
Editors: Michael J Osborne and Alasdair McIntyre

The Proceedings of this important Conference have just been published as a special issue of the journal Aquatic Conservation. They comprise a collection of papers from a range of disciplines - geology, oceanography and biology - bringing these together for consideration as an overall system focused on the South West Atlantic. Their publication provides an opportunity to share this expert knowledge and experience with the wider scientific community and with a public who may be surprised to learn that first-rate scientific research and scientifically based environmental policies are being pursued in this part of the South Atlantic.

The Conference divided into four main themes:
- Physical and Benthic Environments
- The Natural Marine Environment around the Falkland Islands
- The Wider Natural Environment of the South West Atlantic
- Managing the Falkland Islands as a Valuable Resource

These are reflected in the published papers:

• Overview of Petroleum Geology, Oil Exploration and Associated Environmental Protection Around the Falkland Islands: P Richards
• An Overview of the Oceanography and Meteorology of the Falkland Islands: J Upton and C J Shaw
• Modelling the South West Atlantic: P D Glorioso
• Critical Aspects of the Falkland Islands Pelagic Ecosystems: Distribution, Spawning and Migration of Pelagic Animals in Relation to Oil Exploration: D J Agnew
• Recent Trends in Diet Composition and Productivity of Gentoo, Megallanic and Rockhopper Penguins in the Falkland Islands: A P Clausen and K Putz
• Applying Ecology to Conservation: Tracking Breeding Penguins at New Island South Reserve, Falkland Islands: P D Boersma, D L Stokes and I J Strange
• Foraging Movements of Magellanic Penguins Spheniscus magellanicus during the Breeding Season in the Falkland Islands: K Putz, R J Ingham and J G Smith
• Foraging Distribution of the Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, Breeding in the Falkland Islands: N Huin
• The Importance of the Patagonian Shelf for Top Predator Species Breeding at South Georgia: J P Croxall and A G Wood
• Integrated Environment-Prey-Predator Interactions off South Georgia: Implications for Management of Fisheries: I L Boyd
• Fisheries and Fisheries Management in the Falkland Islands Conservation Zones: J Barton
• A Collaborative Approach to Environmental Assessment Process Prior to Oil Exploration Activities Offshore the Falkland Islands: L Hopkins and A Olleveant
• Falkland Islands Cruise Ship Tourism: An Overview of the 1999-2000 Season and the Way Forward: R J Ingham and D Summers
• Government Perspective, Statutory Protection and the Direction of Future Research and Co-operation in the Context of the Marine Environment: T W Eggeling
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