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Antarctic Site Inventory / MAPPPD / State of Antarctic Penguins 2018 Report / Buffer Zone Reference Tool / Climate Analyses: 2018 Report to CCAMLR by Oceanites, Inc.

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Document Number:
SC-CAMLR-XXXVII/BG/11
Author(s):
Submitted by Oceanites, Inc.
Submitted By:
Mr Ron Naveen
Approved By:
Mr Ron Naveen
Abstract

Oceanites, Inc. is a US-based, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization under US law, which was founded in 1987. Its mission is to champion science-based conservation and increased awareness of climate change and its potential impacts through the lens of penguins and Antarctica.

This report summarizes activities of Oceanites since CCAMLR-XXXVI and SC-CAMLR-XXXVI, including: 

• Results from the latest, 24th consecutive field season of the Antarctic Site Inventory;

• Update on the Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics (MAPPPD); 

• State Of Antarctic Penguins 2018 Report and penguin conservation efforts; 

• Buffer zone reference tool; 

• Update on Oceanites’ climate analyses; 

• Camera work and additional research; and 

• Recent scientific papers.