The period 2016–2017 marked an abrupt decline in Southern Ocean (Antarctic) sea ice and it has remained around this new record low ever since ... The novel study divided the Southern Ocean into 14 ...
...Africa in the Southern Ocean ... “The study highlights the recent increase in floating plastic litter, especially plastic bottles, in even the remote and hitherto largely litter-free Southern Ocean.”.
A sleeper shark has been captured on camera for the first time in the icy depths of Antarctica, surprising experts who thought sharks didn't dwell in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean. [Read More] ... .
Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fueling Antarctica’s marine food web ... foundation of the Southern Ocean food web.
Importantly, the researchers say their findings suggests that PFAS fingerprints, i.e., the pattern of the chemicals, are similar throughout the southern AtlanticOcean.