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ASOC issues urgent call to protect Antarctic waters
Saturday, 2 November 2019, 11:48 am | ASOC
Hobart, Tasmania—The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition is calling for urgent action from global leaders to protect Antarctic waters. This week, Members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) were ... More >>
International Body Agrees to Protect Antarctica’s Ross Sea
Friday, 28 October 2016, 10:41 pm | ASOC
International Body Agrees to Protect Antarctica’s Ross Sea Hobart, Tasmania; October 28: The Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) today agreed to set aside more than 1 million square kilometres of the Ross Sea in ... More >>
Antarctic Treaty Meeting Urged to StepUp Climate Change Role
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 11:00 pm | ASOC
Sofia, June 1 2015:- As the 2015 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) opens today in the Bulgarian capital, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) urged the ATCM to take action to promote the crucial importance of climate-related ... More >>
Little progress at Antarctic marine meeting
Monday, 8 November 2010, 2:21 pm | ASOC
November 5, 2010 – Hobart, Australia: The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), a global coalition of conservation NGOs, is extremely disappointed by the failure of the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ... More >>
Statement on the Grounding of the MV Ushuaia
Monday, 8 December 2008, 1:45 pm | ASOC
On December 4, 2008 the tourism cruise vessel MV Ushuaia1 grounded at position 64º35.5’S 062 º25`W, at the entrance of Wilhelmina Bay near Cape Anna in the NW Antarctic Peninsula. This is one of several maritime accidents by ships operating in Antarctica ... More >>
Antarctic Treaty Parties Duck Tourism Challenges
Saturday, 14 June 2008, 1:18 pm | ASOC
ATCM[i] XXXI concluded today in Kiev without any agreement on proposed Resolutions addressing the increase of Antarctic tourism overall and on discouraging construction of hotels in Antarctica. More >>
Appeal by Oceans Coaltiolition
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 2:27 pm | ASOC
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition has written to Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties to take action to prevent risk from the environment by the Nisshin Maru. More >>