The locations of the South Orkney Island Marine Protected Area which was the focus of our research during the SOAntEco expedition.
The track taken by RRS James Clark Ross Feb-Mar 2016. Sampling was concentrated around the South Orkney Islands with a visit to South Georgia for logistics purposes.
Black dots represent all the places we deployed an Agassiz Trawl.
British Antarctic Survey research vessel RRS James Clark Ross.
RRS James Clark Ross, looking ethereal in the sea mist. Photo taken from Signy Island.
RRS James Clark Ross seen through an arched iceberg off Signy Island. Photo courtesy Rich Turner.
The glacier close to King Edward Point at South Georgia. Photo by Rachel Downey.
South Georgia looking suitably rugged. Photo taken from RRS James Clark Ross as we steamed by.
Humpback whale breaching in the waters off the South Orkney Islands, an area known to be rich in krill. Photo by Al Howard.
Chinstrap penguin photographed from the ship by Claudio Gighlione.
Deploying the epibenthic sled on the night shift.
Claudio about to empty the bag of the Rauschert dredge, on the working deck.
Very large sponges on the seafloor in an area that is possibly protected from the effects of iceberg scouring.
Crinoids on the sea floor.
Soft corals on the sea floor.
Pencil urchin with other animals living on its spines.
Antarctic octopus, Benthoctopus rigbyae.
A large solitary hydroid on the sea floor.
The lab wall on RRS James Clark Ross. Animals need to be preserved in very precise ways to facilitate the science of our colleagues. Our protocol wall is a handy quick reference.
Macrophotography of the Antarctic amphipod Epimeria reproi by Cath Waller.
Macrophotography of the Antarctic isopod Ceratoserolis meridionalis by Cath Waller.
A polychaete worm, family Sabellidae, 750 m depth. Photo by Helena Wiklund.
A selection of ‘common’ deep-sea animals collected during our expedition. Photos by Claudio Ghiglione, Camille Moreau, Helena Wiklund and Cath Waller.
The scientific personnel of Expedition SOAntEco. Photo by Rich Turner.