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A large red research vessel among icy waters and snowy mountains

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Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

June 2016

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Magellanic penguin parents typically lay two eggs under a bush or in a burrow, taking turns swimming out to sea to catch food for their chicks.

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Penguin Health Equals Ocean Health

April 2014

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.

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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

September 2011

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