The Southern Ocean (also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the AntArctic Ocean, and the South Polar Ocean) comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica.

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and The Arctic Ocean is solely in the Northern Hemisphere while the Southern Ocean is solely in the Southern Hemisphere.

Praying for the nations: Indian Ocean ~ 12 Mar 2013   Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.  He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.     Background:  The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). Four critically important access waterways are the Suez Canal (Egypt), Bab el Mandeb (Djibouti-Yemen), Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman), and Strait of Malacca (Indonesia-Malaysia). The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude.   Natural Resources:  oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules   Environmental issues:  endangered marine species include the dugong, seals, ...

Sunday 10th - Gordon River Cruise Left Queenstown in time to see a beautiful sunrise (picture 1) bound for Strahan and a 6 hour cruise around Macquarie Harbour and down the Gordon River. Went out through *** s Gate (picture 2) and into the Southern Ocean. Came back through the harbour entrance and headed down the river to view pristine huon and myrtle forest (picture 3). Had a short walk through the forest and saw a tiger snake basking in the sun...enjoyed a buffet lunch and then dropped in at Sarah Island, an old convict island, for a brief history on its harsh conditions. It really was the most amazing day trip! Drove to Cradle Mountain, in the middle of no-where and hence, no internet.today's happenings to follow.

Changing Climate - a new feature film will be shown at Victoria University tonight. Thin ice - the inside story of climate science, follows 40 scientists at work in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, NZ, Europe and the US.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans, followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean

ROSITA (memories of a minke whale) Somewhere in the Southern Ocean aboard a vessel is a good friend. Fighting for the rights of whales (Cetaceans) to live an...

Tracking device placed on the whaling fleet's tanker, shows it had turned back into the Southern Ocean

Japanese whalers appear to have abandoned their Antarctic hunt, with Sea Shepherd activists saying they are tracking the fleet as it steams away from the Southern Ocean.

I'd end up drowning in the Southern Ocean! MT If I digged through the earth shawshank redemption style...

Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says the whaling season in the Southern Ocean appears over with the Japanese fleet leaving.

A JAPANESE military ship has joined its whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, increasing tension between whalers and activists after collisions last week. The 140m-long Shirase icebreaker, operated by the navy and described by activists as "intimidating", arrived near the Nisshin Maru whaling ship and Korean-flagged fuel tanker Sun Laurel in Australia's Antarctic territory early yesterday morning, Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson said. Before daylight, it sent a helicopter into the sky above the Sun Laurel, which is being prevented from refuelling the Nisshin Maru by activists who believe it is illegally carrying heavy oil, he said. "They're heavily armed helicopters," Mr Watson told News Limited from the Steve Irwin, one of three Sea Shepherd boats in the area. "They carry three of these big helicopters. "It is intimidating, but we're going to hold our ground and make sure they don't kill any whales." A spokesman at the Japanese Embassy said there were "no factual basis" to the reports and refused to comm ...

A United States appeals court has labelled environmental group Sea Shepherd 'pirates' as their engagement with Japan's whaling boats in the Southern Ocean heats up, so what reaction has there been to that decision from pro-whaling groups?

Lake Hillier, is a lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. The most notable feature of this lake is its rose pink colour. It is such a significant distinguishing feature of the archipelago that air passengers often take note of it. The colour is permanent, and does not alter when the water is taken in a container. The length of the lake is about six hundred meters. The lake is surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees with a narrow strip of sand dunes covered by vegetation separating it to the north from the Southern Ocean. The island and lake are thought to have been first charted by the Flinders expedition in 1802. Captain Flinders is said to have observed the pink lake after ascending the island's peak. John Thistle, the ship's master, collected some of the lake's water, which he found to be saturated with salt. Although the source of the pink colour has not been definitively proven ...

From a bow breakage within the first 24 hours of the race to a broken rudder in the Southern Ocean, here are the highlights of Mike Sanderson and Team Sanya'...

Japan has rejected claims that this years whale hunt is over following a clash with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in the Southern Ocean this week.

Wietse van der Werf Dramatic scenes in the Southern Ocean today as some of my friends and fellow crew members currently on the conservation vessel Bob Barker (seen here in the middle) continue to block the illegal whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru from refuelling. Note the flash bang grenade thrown by the whalers exploding on the deck of the fuelling ship, causing great risk to those on board and nearby. Watch the full video and follow the story at — with Paul Watson and 8 others.

After a collision in the Southern Ocean between Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ships and a Japanese whaling vessel, the conservation group has issued new footage of the Nisshin Maru pushing the Bob Barker into a South Korean fuel tanker.

Operation Zero Tolerance Update February 22nd, 2013 Not much happening down here in the Southern Ocean since the dramatic incident of road rage by the Captain of the Nisshin Maru. Just heavy seas, blowing snow and freezing temperatures although it is still summer here by the way. Two days ago the Japanese said they were calling a temporary halt to their operations now they say they are not but in fact they have halted their operations. Not a single whale has been killed in a week and none will be killed for sure over the next three days. The Bob Barker and the Steve Irwin are on the tail of the Nisshin Maru and the Nisshin Maru goes East then it goes West then it goes East and so far it has done that nine times. Meanwhile the Sam Simon is tailing the Korean tanker Sun Laurel and they have stopped 160 north of the Nisshin Maru. It is February 22nd which leaves only another six days left in the month and no more than 10 days in March. We know they won’t be killing any whales for the next three days and th ...

The Nisshin Maru Magical Mystery Tour The Japanese sure have a strange way of hunting whales. For the last 51 hours the Nisshin Maru has been going East than West then back East again and then West. Ten times so far covering a total of 168 nautical miles and essentially going nowhere. From 2000 Hours on March 20st until 2300 Hours on February 22 the Nisshin Maru started East then at 2053 went Southwest then at 0130 East again then at 0500 turned around completely to go West until 0830 then back East then at 1240 West again until 0230 a switch to the Northeast for a longer run then at 1200, West again until 1800 an about turn to due East and an hour later West once again. This has to be the most transited section of the Southern Ocean ever. What started out at 79° 55” East brought us back 51 hours later to 76° 56: East. A long transit to nowhere, and for no logical reason. Lots of fuel being burned for nothing. But where the whalers go we follow no matter how weird the course. They may be trying to ...

Japan has temporarily suspended its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean following clashes with anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd.

The Japanese government says Sea Shepherd activists have not put an end to this year's Southern Ocean whale hunt.

My blog explaining why Carol Vorderman is scourge of the Southern Ocean

Anti-whaling groups are claiming victory after the Japanese whaling fleet suspended its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean.

Japan vowed to continue its whale hunt in the Southern Ocean after clashes with the militant conservationist Sea Shepherd group, which claimed Tokyo had been forced to end the mission.

The Australian Government is so pathetic with the issues in the Southern Ocean right now. Australians are getting sick of being pushed around by foreign governments in the name of foreign diplomacy To quote some words from a Michael Franti song "still no politician got enough balls" Thanks Sea Shepherd for being there from all Australians.

THE Greens say activists' lives are at risk in the Southern Ocean after a dramatic high seas clash between Japanese whalers and protesters.

Sea Shepherd says Southern Ocean whale-hunting to be cut short | The Australian:

Tonight on Ten News: Telstra will axe 650 workers from its Sensis business division. The jobs will be cut in the Melbourne and Sydney offices. Plus: EXCLUSIVE – from bad to worse; we reveal the shocking state of Sydney’s traffic congestion. Also: Japan temporarily suspends whaling in the Southern Ocean following a clash with two Sea Shepherd vessels. The details on these stories and many more from 5pm.

Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson expects the Southern Ocean whale-hunting season to be cut short after a dramatic clash prevented Japanese boats refuelling.

The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd claims its been attacked by Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean

Sea Shepherd is claiming victory after Japan temporarily suspended its annual whale hunt in the Southern Ocean.

I'm not often one to yell and rant and rave but the Whaling in the Southern Ocean by the Japanese has to end. Sea Shepherd have been fighting a fight that the Gillard Government should have been fighting. Now it comes out that in Australian Territorial Waters the Japanese Goverment ordered an Australian registered ship out of our own waters. Enough is enough. Help spread the word to the Goverment that everyday Aussies wont stand for this! Repost & share this to show your support of Sea Shepherd and the work they do

And, with the moronic Japanese ICR Whaling fleet making the dumbest possible move in the Southern Ocean, by using their slaughter house factory ship to RAM not just 2 of Sea Shepherd's ships but also ram their own fleet's "rent-a-tanker" in the Costa Rica flagged Sun Laurel; the Whale hunt is OVER! And the Japanese killed less than a dozen whales. Their quota was near 1,000 whales. Sea Shepherd has definitely won a hard fought victory this year. Japanese government has recalled the whaling fleet 18-days early.

Japan's fisheries agency says it has temporarily suspended its Southern Ocean whale hunt after clashes with anti-whaling activists.

Anti-whaling activist group Sea Shepherd claims a Japanese vessel has deliberately rammed its ships in the Southern Ocean.

via Captain Paul Watson Speaking from aboard the Steve Irwin, Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson told 3 News the Bob Barker was hit “multiple times”. “[It] has lost power, toppled the main mast, smashed up the deck.” Mr Watson says they were hit while trying to stop Japanese whaling vessel Nisshin Maru from refuelling – which he says is illegal in the Southern Ocean. “They’re frustrated we’ve prevented refuelling operations for two days.” A mayday has been issued and the Bob Barker crew have managed to stop water from coming in. Mr Watson says there are about 38 people on board. He also says that in the process of hitting the Sea Shepherd vessels, the Japanese struck the Sun Laurel – a Korean-owned fuel tanker which Mr Watson claims the Nisshin Maru was using to refuel. Mr Watson says the Sea Shepherd crew have been “passed a note in a bottle” by the Sun Laurel crew, “saying they are being held against their will”.

Anti-whaling organisation Sea Shepherd claims two of their ships have been rammed in the Southern Ocean.

M. S. Golwalkar (Gurujee) Born 19 February 1906 Ramtek, Maharashtra, India Died 5 June 1973 (aged 67) Nagpur, India Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar (19 February 1906 – 5 June 1973), popularly known as Pujyaniya Guruji , was the second "Sarsanghchalak" (supreme chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh a social and cultural organization of India. Here is a text which reepresents Sri Guruji’s thought on Country and its Culture. Q : What does the word “Hindu’ indicate, according to you? A : The word ‘Hindu’ denotes a society. That is the current meaning also. Q : Is the word ‘Hindu’ to be found in our Shastras? A : Why not? The word is formed with the letter Hi from the Himalayas and Indu from the Indu Sarovar (the Southern Ocean), conveying the entire stretch of our motherland. The Brihaspati Aagama says : Himalayam samaarabhya yaavad-indu-sarovaram Tam devanirmitam desham hindusthaanam prackakshate. Q : Why not the word ‘ Arya’ instead of ‘Hindu’? A : ‘Arya’ is an old and proud name, ...

Description: Krill are shrimp-like crustaceans that are approximately 1 to 6 centimeters long. They live is the ocean, where they feed mainly on phytoplankton. They're near the bottom of the food chain and are eaten by whales, seals, penguins, squid and fish. Commercial fishing of krill occurs primarily in the Southern Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Canada and Japan. Krill that are caught are used for aquaculture and aquarium feeds, sport fishing bait or they are eaten as food. In Japan, krill that's caught for food is called okiami. Krill oil, the oil that's found naturally in krill, is extracted and sold as a nutritional supplement. It's sold in some health food stores and online in capsule form. DOSAGE: 1 or 2 capsules per day. Another reason krill oil is becoming popular is because it contains an antioxidant called astaxanthin. The algae that krill eat produces the bright red pigment astaxanthin that gives krill and other crustaceans such as lobster and shrimp their reddish-p ...

NCAOR (National centre for antarctic and oceanic research) National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is India’s premier R&D institution responsible for the country’s research activities in the polar and Southern Ocean realms. The mandate of NCAOR is multi-dimension -al :- o Leadership role in niche areas of scientific research in the domain of polar and ocean sciences. o Lead role in the geoscientific surveys of the country’s EEZ and its extended continental shelf beyond 200M, deep-sea drilling in the Arabian Sea basin through the IODP, exploration for ocean non-living resources such as the gas hydrates and multi-metal sulphides in mid-ocean ridges. o Facilitatory role in the scientific research activities being undertaken by several national institutions and organizations in Antarctica, the Arctic and in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean. o Management role in implementing all scientific and logistics activities related to the Annual Indian Expeditions to the Antarctic, Ar ...

It's been a busy day in the Southern Ocean !! Thanks for being so supportive !!! We will wait to see what happens overnight and if the Nisshin Maru is still heading north in the morning.WHEN THE CAUSE IS NOBLE THE BATTLE IS JUST . THE FIGHT CONTINUES !!!

Conservation vessel Bob Barker intervened yesterday to stop an illegal whaling vessel from offloading its catch in the Southern Ocean.

The US Supreme Court has denied a plea from anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd to end restrictions on its movement as Japan's whalers accused the activists of violating orders to stay away.Sea Shepherd, which disrupts Japan's controversial whaling missions in the Southern Ocean, last week asked the Sup...

First blood. The YUSHIN MARU 2 has harpooned a large Minke whale in the Southern Ocean.

WASHINGTON, DC, February 11, 2013 (ENS) – The marine mammal conservation group Sea Shepherd has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order forbidding its ships from approaching the Japanese whaling fleet now trying to catch whales in the Southern Ocean south of Australia.

After Horace: Song 3.3 Iustum et tenacem A good and anchored man will not be Shaken by ardent mobs or the latest PM, or Antarctic blasts which disturb the Southern Ocean, beyond God's control. Apocalypse come, the bricks will fall On the fearless too. Yet Arthur and Saint George reached the skies, where Alfred wipes his mouche from the banquet. So Bacchus and his pards will carry You to the heaven you deserve. So Too Trojan Brutus, riding a destrier, Escaped *** after making Britain, Once Juno explained that 'Troy, O Troy, was nuked because of A foul judge and a foreign tart. Troy used to be mine and Minerva's, Until a dubious contest set us all apart. Now the dangerous guest does not Shine for the Spartan *** Hector No longer keeps Priam's wronged Regime alive against the Argives, And our own war is over. I'm Over it. I welcome my despicable Grandson, of Trojan nobility, to Our company, our nectar, our Peace. While there are seas and Straits and a channel between Troy And Britannia, let the surviving ...

James Caird, one of the financiers of Shackleton’s expedition, lent his name to the reworked lifeboat salvaged from the sunken Endurance. This photo, from April 24th 1916, shows Shackleton and his select crew launching the boat from Elephant Island. North-east, more than 700 nmi (1,300 km) of the Southern Ocean separated the shipwrecked men from hope of rescue.

Somewhere in Antarctica, anti-whalers on the Sea Shepherd's newest ship are harassing the Japanese fleet in its annual Southern Ocean hunt. Aboard the group's latest vessel is the usual international crew with some special volunteers - Japanese citizens who must remain incognito.

A Real Ghost Ship frozen in time In the mid-1800s a strange ship was discovered by Captain Brighton of the whaler Hope in the waters of the Southern Ocean between Australia and Antarctica. In front of the whaler, that ship was slowly floating out of one of the chasms that had opened up in the disintegrating walls of ice. Its decks were wreathed with ice and snow, its sails hanging in tattered and frozen shreds, its rigging broken and rotten, and the vessel itself crushed and splintered, but still she floated. What terrified Brighton’s men was the crew of the wreck-ship in front of them : seven men standing upright and encased in steel-hard ice, like so many statues of stone. On September 22, 1860, Captain Brighton of the whaler Hope entered into his logbook the fact that a whale had been sighted and chase given, but when they had drawn close to the ice barrier, the whale had given them the slip. An hour later Brighton wrote another report that later would stun and mystify all those familiar with the sea ...

An expedition recreating a perilous voyage of the explorer Ernest Shackleton makes landfall in the Southern Ocean.

Macquarie Island, situated in the cold and furious Southern Ocean, is one of the most remote and little known places on Earth

After 80 days, 19 hours and 23 minutes alone at sea, Alex Thompson has become the fastest ever Briton to sail solo non-stop around the world, finishing third in the Vendee Globe.  This achievement alone is enough for a story but it is perhaps the route which led him to this podium that is the true reflection of his character.     Thompson's previous attempts to complete a circumnavigation have been subject to incredible bad luck.  In 2004 he retired early with damage to his yacht and in 2008 his boat was unluckily struck by a French fishing vessel as it got to Les Sables d'Olonne three weeks before the start.  He patched it up, but three days into the race Thomson discovered the boat was leaking and he was again forced to abandon. Thomson's boat also lost its keel in the Southern Ocean during the 2006 Velux Five Oceans solo around-the-world race and he was famously rescued by Mike Golding as his boat started to sink.  Despite these setbacks, he has returned again and again, and ultimately achieved h ...

The Federal Government has ordered a Japanese whaling vessel to get out of Australia's economic exclusion zone. The Shonan Maru Number 2 entered the zone off Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean yesterday afternoon. It departed this morning.

Imagine facing wild conditions in the Southern Ocean in a 23 foot sailing boat... Now meet the people who actually are

For nine years, I have challenged the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.

  Dear Captain Sid, and the crews of the Steve Irwin, Bob Barker, Sam Simon, and Brigitte Bardot,   It is so good knowing that you are down there in the Southern Ocean amongst the whales to protect them. ...

Latest report from the Sea Shepherd Team From Jeff Hansen, Australian Director, Sea Shepherd The four Sea Shepherd ships are underway and have moved into the search pattern. We believe that the whalers should be in the Southern Ocean soon. The four ships have completed their speed tests and are very confident that we will be able to successfully keep up and block the slipway of the Nisshin Maru once we find her. All the ships have been conducting defensive drills to fend off any aggressive maneuvers by the harpoon ships, as experienced by the Bob Barker last year. The new helicopter pilot on the MY Steve Irwin has been training hard and is getting used to flying in these cold conditions. He is very enthusiastic and is willing to fly up to 8 hours a day in search of the whaling fleet. The entire crew of 120 volunteers is very optimistic and prepared to shut down the illegal whaling operations this year. It is 24th of January and it is the first time that no whales have been harpooned this late into the wha ...

Our first day on KI (Kangaroo Island) we interacted with Parriots, Koalas, Wallabys, Kangaroos, fur Seals, Sea Lions and more. We saw majestic rock formations, light houses, and some beautiful locations along the coast of the Southern Ocean. Then we went out on a nocturnal Safari and were able to approach and literally touch more Roos and Wallabys...one Koala decided to approach and touch me.What an experience!

In this part of the world one becomes aware of the tidal flows. There is the ebb tide with the bay's vast volume of water emptying into the sea and creating a turbulent rip as it meets the Southern Ocean. Then there is the incoming tide, and what a spectacular sight it is to see …

Researchers from five countries are setting sail from Hobart on a mission to track down blue whales in the Southern Ocean.

Good to see a Blue Whale survey is being undertaken in the Southern Ocean, just remember, if you find some don't tell you know who.

Taking on the Vics Atherton Mountaineer Masters swimmer, Colin Hunt, gives his account of competing in the Point Lonsdale and Pier to Pub ocean swims. Point Lonsdale Rip View Swim Classic, Jan 5th The race is over a curving course – after a right dog leg round the first buoy – of some 1.4 km. I did this swim twice before, in 2001 and 2009, but I struggled to finish in 2009, so I’m nervous. There are 1600 starters and, as I launch off in a wave of 300, I decide I won’t go wide for peace and comfort, as in previous swims; instead, I’ll stay on the inside at the first and subsequent buoys to minimise the distance. I encounter a good deal of argy bargy up to the first buoy. However, after that it’s fairly smooth swimming. Don’t even feel the Southern Ocean cold much with my full wet suit. Now the adrenalin kicks in. I force myself to slow down. “Head and chest down, strong push past the hips”: put into practice Kim’s (coach at Atherton Mountaineers Masters) advice, which I know makes me fa ...

The U.S. space agency NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration jointly issued two reports on 2012 world temperatures. NASA ranked last year the ninth-warmest since record-keeping began in 1880, while NOAA found last year was the tenth-warmest. The 2012 global surface temperature, including land and water, was 1 degree F (0.56 degree C) warmer than the 1951-1980 average. NOAA said in its report that most parts of the world were hotter than average over the course of 2012, including most of North and South America, most of Europe and Africa and western, southern and far northeastern Asia. Most of Alaska, far western Canada, Central Asia, parts of the eastern and equatorial Pacific, southern Atlantic and parts of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica were cooler than average, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. The full article can be found at:

Boat now at battle weight, fully loaded and ready to take on the Southern Ocean. With the full wight on board she sails better but space inside the boat is tiny. Waiting for weather now and estimate 4 days to go till we head out.

Antarctica (i/æntˈɑrtɨkə/ or /ænˈtɑrktɨkə/)[Note 1] is Earth's southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness. Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.[4] Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland.[5] The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89 °C (−129 °F). There are no permanent human residents, but anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the y ...

THE MAN WOLF OF AUSTRALIA The transformation is always from wolf to man the locals in the town of Adelade will tell you. And also many who live in the smaller communitys will tell you that the Tasmanian tiger is alive and well and can become a man in the full moon light. Southern Victoria is said to be where a flap of strange sightings of the extinct Thylacine is most common. And so or the talk of the prowling man beast that haunt the lonely roads. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories. It is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales and Victoria, and along the south by the Great Australian Bight and the Southern Ocean. With nearly 1.6 million people, the state com ...

Technically they are referred to as tectonic plates, between the 7 major tectonic plates they cover most of the earth's surface except for where a few smaller ones exist. Because they cover such a large area the borders of each plate won't correspond to any specific counrty or reference point that can easily be referred to as a particular plates location. Extremely generalised locations are stated below for the 7 largest techtonic plates. 1. Pacific Plate - covers the majority of the Pacific Ocean 2. Antarctic Plate - covers Antarctica and much of the far Southern Ocean area 3. Indo-Australian Plate - stretches through Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and on to the Canary Islands 4. Eurasian Plate - covers all of Europe and most of Asia except the Philippines 5. African Plate - covers Africa and much of the surrounding ocean 6. North America plate - Covers North America and Arctic regions 7. South America Plate - covers South America and a large portion of the southern Atlantic Ocean Th ...

Day 15. Margaret River From Beneath. After a nice nights rest we went to the Margaret River Information Centre. From there with map and ultimate passes in toe we headed off to see and have a tour of Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. This was very impressive as it is also where the Indian & Southern Ocean meet and the south western most point of WA. We then continued on via ice cream shop to Jewel Cave. This cave was very large and the lighting setup inside was done quite well! We then continued north to Lake Cave which as in its name a lake of water within. This has caused what is known at a upside down table formation from two stalactites joining together on the ground then water has washed the ground away causing this hanging table! This cave had two large low hanging rocks which they call headache rock and splitting headache rock. My poor wife forgot about them on return and coped a blow to the head on splitting headache rock giving her a slight concision and dropping her camera back down the cave entrance than ...

SUNDAY 24th MARCH Rob Caskie - GOING SOUTH WITH SCOTT & SHACKLETON Paddle Cruiser, Cruise Cafe: 09h00 - 11h30 R180.00 pp (includes light breakfast) This presentation initially takes the audience to the South Pole with Scott's party of 5 in January 1912, and talks about the tragic deaths of all the men en route 'home'. Did they die psychologically when they found Amundsen had beaten them to the Pole by 34 days? Scott's Antarctica rival, Ernest Shackleton is then discussed in detail - his ship crushed by ice, and 28 men living on the ice for 16 months before their extraordinary leader sails 1200km across the Southern Ocean to get help fromSouth Georgia. These are epic tales of human struggle and triumphs of the human spirit. Chat to Ivo Vegter author of "Extreme Environment" Conrad Pezula Hotel and Spa: 15h00 17h00 R50.00 Extreme Environment promises to provoke fresh – and spirited – debate about the modern environmental movement and the many ways in which environmentalism, media, economics, public po . ...

I just noticed that today we passed the 200,000 mark for friends to this page. That is amazing and I would like to thank each and every one of you for your support. The update for today is that all our ships are all in the Southern Ocean and we expect the Japanese whaling fleet to arrive in about ten days. It is summer down here but quite cold and the the days are 23 hours long. All the crew are well and looking forward to defending the whales of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

Near Antarctica, on board the Sea Shepherd's anti-whaling vessel "Steve Irwin". 12.01. 2009 Passing through some large icebergs at -63° 49' 51" latitude, +146° 42' 39" longitude.We asked the Stand Up for the Burrup campaigners on board if they had a message for the WOODSIDE's CEO Don Voelte and Chair Michael Chaney. Mob 0205 More Information: The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society campaigns to protect marine species and environments. One of its ships, the “Steve Irwin” engages in direct action and has become famous for successfully interfering in the operation of whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean. Here the international crew brave the icy temperatures of Antarctica to gather on deck and show solidarity in their concern for the Rock Art of the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia www.seashepherd.org To subscribe to Stand Up for the Burrup's e-newsletter, please email us at murujuga2012

Trapped Orcas The situation with the trapped Orcas in Northern Quebec is a tragic one but the only hope these whales have must come from the Canadian government. They have the resources. The United States Coast Guard is willing to help but they must be invited by the Canadian government and Canada has not done so. For those asking that Sea Shepherd send a ship, please keep in mind we are three months away. All our ships are in the Southern Ocean. There may not be a Canadian or U.S. icebreaker in range but if there is, it is the only solution. For those who say this is natural, I disagree. These animals are so stressed by lack of food caused by over fishing, global warming and pollution that they have been forced to venture further into unsafe waters just to survive. It is not the ice that is killing them, it is the situation we have created in our oceans that causes these disruptions. I fear that what may happen is what happened to a pod of narwals trapped a few years ago in the ice. The Canadian governme ...

yep. Pete Bethune Captained that ship down to the Southern Ocean with his own crew. Paul Watson: "So we are being sued once again and this time by the shameless Ady Gil. He wants Sea Shepherd to fork over $5 million dollars. Gilda Radner once remarked that, “It’s always something and if it’s not something, it’s something else.” And here we are fighting the Japanese whalers upon the sea and in the courts, fighting injunctions and threats of armed Japanese Coast Guards, fighting the Bluefin tuna poachers, the dolphin killers in Taiji, the sharkfinners in the South Pacific and Hong Kong and I myself fighting charges brought against me by Pete Bethune’s collaboration with the Japanese that has led to me being red listed with Interpol. We are trying to reform CITES, trying to police poaching in the Galapagos, trying to stop a gas hub facility in Western Australia that threatens Humpback whales, trying to shut down the Namibian seal slaughter and today while we are struggling through heavy seas on o ...

I've never been very good at geography, but I've discovered a new ocean! Apparently, in 2000 the Southern Ocean was officially voted into existence, but I never got the memo and was still thinking there were only four oceans. Carmen San Diego would be rolling in her grave, if she were dead. And also real. Tomorrow I'll check to make sure I still know all of the continents...

Whale Wars: Season 3 Sale     Whale Wars: Season 3 Whale Wars: Season 3 - The third season of Whale Wars follows Sea Shepherd's 6th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign, named Operation Waltzing Matilda in honor of Australia s unofficial national anthem, on the three-month journey to the South Ocean Whale Sanctuary to stop illegal whaling. As in previous campaigns, the conflict between Sea Shepherd and the whalers grows more intense with each engagement and Animal Planet documents the action in the new 12-part series. The issues surrounding whaling in the Southern Ocean are important and complex, and Whale Wars returns once again to capture them in all their intensity, says Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet. The majesty of these beautiful creatures and the lengths to which the Sea Shepherds will go in order to prevent whaling has made Whale Wars entertaining yet vital television. The series has become a trademark for the new Animal Planet, and audiences now expect to kick off . ...

Could 2013 be Japan's last year of whaling in the Southern Ocean? This is a real likelihood subject to the International Court of Justice handing down a decision later this year in the ongoing whaling dispute between Australia and Japan. But Sea Shepherd and Paul Watson are increasingly being caught...

With less than 48 hours to go until rounding Cape Horn, Alex has been enjoying some fast speeds on-board HUGO BOSS: “Good morning from the Southern Ocean! It’s been a fast night on board HUGO BOSS which is reflected in the miles that I’ve gained the three in front. I have slowed a bit this morning as I pass through a weather front, but that should be the last front before heading round Cape Horn. My routing currently has be passing around the Horn at around 06.00 (GMT) on Friday 4th January, this isn’t ideal timing as it will be the middle of the night for me so will be dark which is a little concerning given the current warnings of reported ice in the area. I am very much looking forward to getting around though and out of the Southern Ocean and heading North again - especially as this will be my first solo rounding. The weather once we turn the corner isn’t looking too complicated with consistent trade winds back up to the North Atlantic. Unfortunately, over the next 10 days I’m only due to ...

Japanese whaling vessels left port Friday bound for the Southern Ocean on their annual hunt of the marine mammals, a media report and Greenpeace said.

On Friday, 28 December at least 3 whaling vessels left Japan for the Southern Ocean. The Australian...

can't even look after our Native Species..now he's big-timing himself trying to "save the Southern Ocean". Labor crap

The Day After Christmas Update: By Paul Watson T'is the day after Christmas and we are at sea, The other three ships are in port. When are the whalers going to come to me? Thankfully their killing season has been cut short. Patiently we wait in the Southern Ocean, The whalers remain in Japan, The crew are overwhelmed with mixed emotion, Eager to confront them but happy they remain on land. Operation Zero Tolerance may be easy this year, If the whalers fail to appear, But I believe they are intent to return I fear So towards confrontation we will need to steer. Though this cause has made me an exile, And stranded me upon the deep blue sea, I will sail for the whales for many a mile, Before they succeed in capturing me. Surrounded I am by this dark blue moving shroud, Content to see the sun rise and set each day, Such peace to be so far away from the hominid crowd, Upon these waters I may be forced to stay. Better to be free upon the sea Than a prisoner in a prison cell, Better to die as someone free Than c ...

The federal coalition says there is a risk of a dangerous conflict in the Southern Ocean between Japanese whalers and the anti-hunt group Sea Shepherd.

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS OTAGO has successfully completed its first patrol of the season in the Southern Ocean - one of the world’s most challenging environments.

Japan's whalers have won injunction in US court restraining Sea Shepherd from attacking ships in Southern Ocean

court tells Sea Shepherd to stay away from whaling fleet in Southern Ocean -

Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson speaks to SBS reporter Cassandra Hill about the recent United States court decision which limits its anti-whaling activities in the Southern Ocean.

It is a significant victory for the Japanese whaling industry. If complied with (and it should be as the US-based Sea Shepherd and its flamboyant Captain Paul Watson both accepted the US court’s jurisdiction) the decision will allow Japan to engage in whaling in the Southern Ocean essentially unhind...

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced three appointments to Antarctica New Zealand’s management board. Carolyn Burns, Tony O’Brien and Rob Fyfe will serve three-year terms on the board responsible for managing New Zealand’s programme in Antarctica. “Board members are required to successfully guide New Zealand’s activities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. With these new appointments, I am confident the board has the right mix of skills and experience to do so,” Mr McCully says. Professor Burns, a marine science expert, and Mr O’Brien, a media relations specialist, will begin their terms immediately. Mr Fyfe’s term will commence on 1 February 2013, once he steps down as CEO of Air New Zealand. Tenby Powell, a founder and director of Hunter Powell Investments, has been re-appointed for a second term

Sea Shepherd’s 2012-2013 Southern Ocean campaign Operation Zero Tolerance will be the strongest fleet in the history of Sea Shepherd to prevent whaling in International Whaling Commission protected waters. About 2/3 of New Zealand is within the Southern ...

Conservation activist Paul Watson says a US court injunction ordering his Sea Shepherd group to keep away from the Japanese whaling fleet will not deter its Southern Ocean campaign. A US appeals court this week issued an injunction ordering Sea Shepherd and Mr Watson not to physically attack or endanger the whaling ships, and to remain at least 450 metres from them at all times. The order was sought by the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR), which undertakes the Japanese government's whaling program through a loophole in International Whaling Commission rules that allows whales to be killed for research. The ICR has welcomed the injunction, saying Sea Shepherd has engaged in "violent and unlawful attacks". Mr Watson, the head of the anti-whaling group who is aboard the vessel Steve Irwin, said Sea Shepherd was confused by the decision, but steadfast in its resolve. "We are 100 per cent committed to saving whales down here, that's why we're calling it Operation Zero Tolerance," he told NZ Newswire on Wed ...

Specific Lessons Learned Dead Reckoning: CAPN™ Log data was analyzed to better understand the possible dead reckoning errors introduced by using the last instantaneous GPS COG and SOG to forecast a new position. The GPS receiver was a Globalsat BU-353™ puck connected to the USB port of the laptop computer and hung in the cabin interior next to a portal where it achieved GPS but rarely dGPS. The 325 data points analyzed were all along a westerly trajectory in the South Indian Ocean while experiencing sou' east Trade Winds and a Southern Ocean swell. The course varied as the boat was gybed from time to time. In most instances, a single reefed main and working jib were flown on broad reach but a few times the main had a second reef and the storm jib was up, or the full main was flown without headsail. Wind vane self-steering was used. In general, CAPN™ would record from the GPS each hour the latitude, longitude, course and speed over ground. At the moment each data point was recorded, the wind v ...

COULD the tiny plankton that spends its days bobbing in the chill waters of the Southern Ocean hold the key to solving climate change? Actually, no.

11/36 20121 01:03 S15°11.141 E091°56.010 COG 279T @ 5.4KTS Rough seas due to Southern Ocean swell crossed with storm swells from a low pressure area around 37S° with 4 meter breaking peaks (biggest of passage yet). Rhapsody simply floated atop them. That’s the advantage of a small boat - they are so buoyant they rise up over the waves whereas larger vessels crash through the waves and create tremendous stresses on the hull. It was surprising to see these very large waves above the boat simply slide underneath, most with little more than a whish, others were more emphatic. Wind was at 25kts quartering astern, skies partially cloudy, rain to the north. The ride was better with the double reefs and the speed did not suffer because most of it was surfing. Occasionally, a cross wave slapped the ship and knocked her off course; everything outside got soaked, sounded like a small cannon going off inside. The cockpit was pooped a few times. All portals and Bomar® hatches were dogged; the companionway ...

THE federal opposition and the Australian Greens are again calling on the government to send a customs ship to monitor expected clashes between Japanese whalers and conservationists in the Southern Ocean.

UPDATES: Home from the latest road trip... I have some lovely long mohair locks still to unpack. ...The Bloke managed to look after the Lovelies although I found 2 out of the paddock as I drove up the driveway. .and there was a set a twins born in my absence. Bloke told me they were does ..bless him ...there where buck kids ...however he did manage to get them off the paddock & down to the shed. ...The Problem Child is doing well, his legs have straightened & he's jumping around ..so all good there! ...It was great to get away for a few days. I got to dip my toes in the Southern Ocean & breath in that lovely salty air. ...The return trip was a bit of a shock ...from cool coastal bliss into the hot dry outback ...from a goat farm on the coast to a sheep sale in the outback on a very hot day. ...My 'trusty' motor decided to to over heat about 1 & 1/2 hours from home. In the middle of nowhere ...no mobile phone coverage .no water for the radiator ...no idea of what caused the over-heating! PANIC to the MAX . ...

12 December 2012 09:00 GMT: After another tough, challenging night in the Indian Ocean, Mike Golding has made a strategic decision to angle slightly north in search of an active low pressure system which he hopes should give him a boost down the race track towards the West Australia gate and then on to Cape Leeuwin. Against the leaders, François Gabart and Armel Le Cléach, he has lost some more miles over the last 24 hours and the weather systems – and the resulting sea states – are rather conspiring against Gamesa and the French and Swiss skippers he has been racing against since the North Atlantic. Presently, though, he is anticipating a split with Jean Le Cam [Synerciel] and already there is some 70 miles of separation between the two. Golding is expecting to be well set in the low in about three days time. "At the moment I am going upwind in the Southern Ocean, *** the wind and full ballasted under Main and Solent. I should probably change down but I am getting away with it and the breeze sh ...

THE Sea Shepherd's newest ship has arrived in Hobart ahead of the conservation group's annual battle with Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean.

Alex Thompson is currently 5th in the single handed round the world race, the Vendee Globe, We spoke to him somewhere in the Southern Ocean...

Captain Watson is back in command of his ships and crew as they prepare to halt the illegal Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean before a single...

Swimming in Iron pools is essential for the growth of marine phytoplankton. Its availability limits the productivity and carbon sequestration potential of the oceans. However, only dissolved iron is available for plankton growth, and scientists are beginning to discover that a large fraction of the total iron in the oceans exists as tiny solid particles a few nanometers or more across. In the 30 November issue, von der Heyden et al. use high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy to characterize the distribution of iron particles along two transects of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. Analysis of the particulate iron reveals strong variation in iron oxidation states and particle mineralogy, which control solubility and bioavailability of iron. [Video Caption: Circulation of Ocean Currents Around the Western Antarctic Ice Shelves Video Credit: Goddard Multimedia, NASA; Wikimedia Commons

Two big Maori double-hulled sailing canoes constructed according to traditional methods and using only pre-European navigation methods have arrived at Rapanui (Easter island) near Chile after a three-month voyage from NZ across the stormy Southern Ocean. The 20 crew received an ecstatic welcome from the Easter Islanders, who are closely related ethnically to Maori.

In a small patch of the Southern Ocean, the shells of sea snails are dissolving as a result of ocean acidification

Alex in 4th this morning as the Southern Ocean draws closer

Animals are already dissolving in Southern Ocean acid - environment - 25 November 2012 - New Scientist

Parkinson Takes Down Fanning to Claim Golden Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria/Australia (Sunday, April 24, 2011) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, has claimed the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger over compatriot and former two-time ASP World Champion *** Fanning (AUS), 29, in an electric Final in solid six-to-eight foot (2 – 2.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach. The second stop of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach celebrated its 50th year of operation this season and the Southern Ocean delivered one of the best swells in recent history for the world’s best to sink their collective fangs into. Today’s Final ran in front of a capacity crowd at Bells Beach, maxing out as early as 11am with cars lined back to the center of Torquay, and the elite ASP Top 34 delivered in sensational fashion. Leaving little to chance in the highly-anticipated Final, Parkinson opened up with an 8.53 on the first ride of the heat and drove the nail into the coffin with ...

An international commission should protect the ecologically rich Southern Ocean around Antarctica from industrial fishing.

Opposite Behaviors? Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks, Antarctic Grows September 2012 witnessed two opposite records concerning sea ice. Two weeks after the Arctic Ocean's ice cap experienced an all-time summertime low for the satellite era (left), Antarctic sea ice reached a record winter maximum extent (right). But sea ice in the Arctic has melted at a much faster rate than it has expanded in the Southern Ocean, as can be seen in this image by comparing the 2012 sea ice levels with the yellow outline, which in the Arctic image represents average sea ice minimum extent from 1979 through 2010 and in the Antarctic image shows the median sea ice extent in September from 1979 to 2000. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio and NASA Earth Observatory/

This penguin has happy feet, and you should, too! With the help of Leonardo DiCaprio, we are 1 million strong to protect Antarctica’s Southern Ocean.

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are the least explored and least understood marine regions in the world. Nearly a century after the first person reached the South Pole, the abundant life underneath the ocean's frozen surface is just beginning to be discovered.

Ocean Defenders, Please help STOP New Zealand from fishing in the Southern Ocean. Please COPY AND PASTE this letter written by Pacific Voyagers captain Duncan Morrison and send it to as many parliament members as you can! All e mails are here!!!

vaka motu - Pacific Voygers protest NZ for fishing in Southern Ocean

Swimming in the Southern Californian ocean is for people who shun heat, cleanliness, and attached body parts.

The M/V Sam Simon has yet to be unveiled, a tactic that the Sea Shepherd hope will save the lives of whales for their 2012 campaign.

Study shows strength in Southern Ocean County tourism: (via

...So apparently there're five oceans, now. The Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica is a thing, apparently. Way back in My Day, Pluto was a Planet, corporations weren't people and there was the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic, and the water surrounding those frosty Antarctic beaches was just the southernmost ends of the former three. Law of Fives, I guess.

Mention Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and images of remoteness, vast ice sheets, and large glaciers immediately come to mind. But despite the area’s harsh wind and severe cold, the Antarctic is bursting with marine life.

Did you know that if you switch x and y on your UTM data for southern CA the points end up in the ocean between Costa Rica & the Galapagos?

“The future of the Southern Ocean is in our hands, let’s unleash a massive surge of global pressure and ensure governments

Want to know what's in Southern Ocean County? Then see Southern Ocean County Online. Jersey Shore

frank ocean says a "tornado flew around my room before you came ..blah blah...it doesn't rain in southern Cali" does that mean his room dirt

Tourism to LBI a Big Job Creator in Southern Ocean - Barnegat-Manahawkin, NJ Patch

I know I haven't been in school for a while, but when did the Southern Ocean become one of the major oceans? What's next, no Antarctica?

is the tv crew following SS this year for another season of Whale Wars in the southern ocean?

Flying over the southern ocean and we come across Antarctica, well at least the ice! Truly amazing!!

Meanwhile...MT CCAMLR meeting starts today - hope they act boldly to protect the Southern

A tornado flew around my room before you came. Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain in Southern California.

a base in the middle of nowhere, southern california. About 2 hours away from ocean. And an hour away from civilization, period!

Moves to further protect Antarctica: Moves to establish marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean ar... ABC News

Lend your support to 's call for the CCAMLR to establish MPAs in the Southern Ocean

Lets not even talk about when I found out that there was another ocean on this planet. southern ocean. I guess this is where *** sail

Crippling sanctions don't work. Case in point Cuba. Don't forget our southern ocean neighbor Mr. Romney

Did Romney say that Syria is Iran's way to the sea? There is like a bunch of gulf on the southern coast that lead to Indian Ocean

southern speed,ocean park and peirro , do I get a free bet now!! :-)

I think second grade is the year I learned there was a new ocean. The Southern Ocean! What?!

The Last Frontier: Antarctica's Southern Ocean. The question is not can we save it, but will we?

"The Southern Ocean accounts for 10% of the world's seas, yet less than 1% of it is "strictly protected" Although often depicted as a frozen region dominated by breathtakingly beautiful but sterile glaciers, Antarctica is bursting with life – but mostly marine life. Below the icy ocean surface, bright-colored seastars, sponges and other bottom-dwelling creatures of all shapes and sizes blanket the seafloor."

I first read about ocean acidification in the Battalion at A&M because an Aggie is part of one of the research teams.

Photo of the Day: The time to protect Antarctica's Southern Ocean is now! Follow the link to sign the petition and let world leaders know that we want to protect Antarctica's Southern Ocean.

Texas is the highest contributor of Co2 in the US.

Antarctica's Southern Ocean is well worth fighting for!! Please share with your friends and ask them to Join The Watch to protect Antarctica's ocean. www.antarcticocean.org

An initiative to protect the Southern ocean

My 8-year old niece told me that there are five oceans. When I was younger, there were only four oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic). Now there is the Southern Ocean. Who knew?

This I believe is the biggest threat to our future. Imagine acid rain that kills all the trees. Imagine every waterway full of dead fish. Imagine running inside so you don't get rain burn. If we don't stop pumping carbon into our atmosphere this will happen to the Ocean at an exponential pace. Here is one prepared earlier: Please don't vote for climate change deniers like Tony Abbot.

A little conflicted... I totally agree with the Sea Shepard's defending the whales of the southern ocean from "Japanese scientific whalers", who then sell their catch back in Japan. But saw the new series advertised the other trying to stop the Nordic whalers from their annual catch that they have been doing as part of their culture for 1000's of years, that they split with the towns people, not to make a profit from - is this wrong too? I think it is ok, and would be interested in what do you all think.

Always thought nurses were suppose to be kind and sympathetic.apparently not the ones in the ER at Southern Ocean Medical Center.

Have your say too - join the watch and let's show the world the last intact ecomarine system IS worth fighting for

Update 11/8/10: This photograph won the "Ocean" segment of the competition [link] Taken in the Cape Shanck Coastal Park - Victoria, Austra...

This how I know I am getting old looking at some first grade work there are 5 oceans. In 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization created the fifth and newest world ocean - the Southern Ocean - from the southern portions of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. The new Southern Ocean completely surrounds Antarctica. WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL THERE WAS 4 OCEANS LOL

Iraqi dog needs a forever heart to call her own. Rescued by her Marine while stationed in Iraqi, he sadly had to surrender Dakota recently. Ocean County, NJ Shelter.

This dog was rescued in Iraq by one of our troops there and now needs a home; currently living in a shelter in NJ - can anyone take her in?

Amazing day whale watching--it turns out that the migratory route from the southern ocean runs about ten miles off the beaches of Perth. A mother and calf spent about an hour "in training" about 100 metres from our boat--first slapping their tails, then breaching, then waving their flipper, then more breaching. Between the two, we saw twenty or thirty breaches. I'd mention the perfect weather, but 85 and sunny is just another day in WA :-)

Just below the Southern Ocean exists a place called "Kemp Land". Here, Ross hides from Rebekah and Gary hid from his brother's '90s fame.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the view

We are so grateful for Sunshine Foundation's Airport Greeter Program. When the dream child and his/her family arrive at the Orlando Airport, volunteers such as Samantha and Tammy Moy, meet them and extend a warm Florida Sunshine Welcome!! Gratitude to those volunteers who take their precious time to give the children and families we serve concierge treatment!!

Southern Ocean Lodge is Australia's first true luxury lodge, offering a unique and exclusive travel experience on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Floatin...

Yay!!! A pirate ship, argh fun for the whole family... :)

What is this fifth ocean of the world. I thought there is just the Arctic Pacific Atlantic and Indian Oceans. But now there's talk of the Southern Ocean? what? I'd this happen when Pluto stopped being a planet?

In October 2011, the AntArctic Ocean Alliance proposed the creation of a network of marine protected areas and no-take marine reserves in 19 specific areas in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Inquiry into Earth and Space Sci. students make sure you are able to discuss Why the Indian Ocean less salty than the Southern Ocean...

This Leg 5 Documentary tracks the fleet as they leave Auckland, the \'City of Sails\' before starting their epic voyage through the Southern Ocean, rounding Cape Horn, entering to the Atlantic Ocean and finishing in Itajaí, Brazil. Catch all the drama and action as the teams experience the most extr...

The Sea Shepherd crew intends to return to the Southern Ocean in a campaign to be called Operation Zero Tolerance. Zero Tolerance illustrates our objective o...

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Think about this next time you get a from the supermarket. wish the UK was not so retarded on this issue.

debris reaches the Southern Ocean life

Grim news but everyone should know: more plastic than plankton in Antartica

1st trash found in pristine Southern Ocean, by via

{ environment } Man we are messing up the planet: Plastic debris reaches Southern Ocean, prev thought to be pristine

Plastics Found in Southern Ocean: The first traces of plastic debris have been found in the once pristine enviro...

It's official: We trashed the planet: Plastic crap found in southern ocean:

Plastic debris taints pristine Southern Ocean Learn about other discoveries of at

Researchers on 70,000-mile voyage to investigate climate change say effect of humans is now 'truly planetary'

Traces of plastic debris found in what was thought 2 be the pristine environment of the Southern Ocean

"[T]his stuff is going to hang around for thousands of years." via

In the News: Plastic debris reaches Southern Ocean via

- another disturbing trend in plastic consumption. Plastics Found in Southern Ocean

There is nothing wrong with California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure. -Ross MacDonald

Plastic debris reaches Southern Ocean, previously thought to be pristine

Hey Old People. We have all accepted the fact that Pluto is not a planet. Well. did you know we now have 5 oceans? I learned that this week doing 4th grade homework. We now have an ocean called the Southern Ocean. It surrounds Antarctica. You are welcome.

The fatal impact of plastic pollutants on the marine environment has been widely observed, as birds and fish regularly consume waste products, which can be easily mistaken for jellyfish or other prey but cannot be degraded in the stomach. Plastics also slowly release toxins and other chemical substa...

A severe weather warning for damaging winds on the South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and Snowy Mountains. A high pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea, while a cold front and trough move from the Southern Ocean towards South Australia. Warm northerly winds will increase over New South Wales on Thursday as the trough and front draw nearer, becoming quite gusty in the west and south of the state. During Friday the frontal system is expected to move across southern and west districts, accompanied by gusty winds and rain areas. Rain will contract to the northeast of the state by early Saturday, then clear as the next high pressure ridge strengthens from the west.

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This morning I swam with a half dozen sea turtles, sting and manta rays, a couple million shimmering silver fish, trunk fish and angel fish, and dozens more fish of unknown name. The turquoise color of the water off Saint John puts turquoise rock to shame! The house where we are house-sitting is off the grid except for some electricity: water collected from the roof, solar panels for much of the electricity, air conditioning via the southern ocean breeze, and a mountain view from the numerous decks, not to mention a dozen other islands, some British, some Danish, some French and some American in the near distance. WOW WOW WOW!

Scientists have discovered what they call a "lost world" more than 2,000 metres below the surface in the Southern Ocean, near Antarctica.

Cleopatra, or Cleo as we call her, is a very sweet and gentle Cane Corso at the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter in Manahawkin, NJ. The shelter is open f...

Melting Arctic sea ice rekindles debate about global warming.

A media report in Japan says the government is considering abandoning this year's whale hunt in the Antarctic.

If this turns out to be the case, it will be good news - no hunting of whales in the Southern Ocean this summer. And rather than refitting the ship, they should just retire it, and leave factory whaling in Antartica as a relic of history...

So I was helping my little brother with the continents and Oceans, and there was a misprint that said "name the FIVE oceans." Oh, I though. Better notify the teacher. No. There are now apparently 5 oceans. The new one is called "Southern Ocean". It's official. When the heck did this happen?!?!? What happened to just four; Indian, Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic?

Very proud of William. He got 100% on his map test - he knows all the continents and the oceans. My only question is...when did the antArctic Ocean become the "southern" ocean?? I was kind of thrown by that one...

How wonderful! Great vegan vittals for valiant vegans! Thank you Bounty Burgers!

September 18, 2012 The Consequences of Successful Intervention By Captain Paul Watson Photo: Leonard Kötters / Sea Shepherd It is nice to be wanted I suppose, and now it is not just Costa Rica that wants to bring me to their country for the “crime” of saving sharks. On Friday, Japan officially demanded my arrest for the “crime” of saving whales. Apparently the ‘red’ notice has been sent to 190 nations to be on the lookout for me. This is amazing. I have never injured a single person. I have not damaged any property. I have not committed an act of terrorism. I have not stolen any money or sexually assaulted any person. Japan is desperately upset because we have prevented them from killing whales. As for Costa Rica, well Costa Rica could not care less about our shark conservation efforts they are simply acting as a subservient instrument for Japan. Actually, considering the money Costa Rica received from Japan, I think the better term would be to say Costa Rica is acting whorishly with respect ...

An admirable spokesperson for the welfare of all Earth's creatures, especially the whales and dolphins. The world is watching.

It rained on and off all day yesterday but that didn't dampen our spirit. The coastal stretch along Port Phillip Bay, Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean is beautiful. It will be another long driving day as we continue along the coast to Adelaide.

erm... You can't see the Pacific from Adelaide... I guess it should be the Southern Ocean!!! Lols!!! :)

Jenna, it seems this guy could link up with your Ocean Conservancy working group...take a look. A wonderful story! Thanks, Jane.

Oh to be young again and free to make this journey. Not only a fabulous adventure but playing a vital role in helping to save our planet life.

d rain begun sprinkling on d dry earth, i wished it could wash away my sin but it come on the cold breath of d Southern Ocean der were no 4givnes der.

Hey, look -- it's the (Fake) Right Honourable Viscount Monckton of Brenchley!

Scientists said Sunday they had unraveled the mechanism by which Earth-warming carbon is sucked deep into the Southern Ocean to be safely locked away — a process that may itself be threatened by climate change. Wind, eddies and currents work together to create carbon-sucking funnels, said the resear...

Click on cartoon and read the fascinating story.

The post on this excellent cartoon explores Antarctic ice. Worth a read to combat climate sceptics.

I still find it amazing that there are people out there who deny that climate change is real... I mean, REALLY???

An interesting explanation of global warming.

Scientists find prodigious numbers of a new crab species on the Southern Ocean floor that they have nicknamed "The Hoff" crab because its hairy chest.

Conservation Versus Extinction THE battle between conservation and extinction rages on. Many charitable organizations pressure governments to adopt stricter conservation laws in order to protect endangered species. Recently, for example, various groups met with Chinese officials and won their cooperation in efforts to eliminate the trapping of Asian black bears. These animals had been taken for their bile and gallbladders, which are used in traditional Oriental medicine. International Help To protect a species in one country but hunt it out of existence elsewhere does not bode well for its preservation. Consequently, international agreements have proved timely—and there are many. The Convention on Biological Diversity, the Rio Treaty, came into force at the end of 1993, closely followed by an Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe. The International Whaling Commission added the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to that of the Indian Ocean in an attempt to protect great and minke whales. But perhap ...

then traveled from a cape near Perth south to bottom cape where Indian Ocean & Southern Ocean meet=we loved it!

Travel the Great Ocean Road, which winds alongside the Southern Ocean from Geelong to Portland. Find holiday information on Bells Beach, Port Fairy, more.

Just about .20" of rain in the immediate NY area, however in northwestern NJ heavy rain is causing flooding. A tornado watch has just been issued for Southern Ocean county remnants of Issac.!

Today the frozen Antarctic ice sheet borders the Southern Ocean.

Carbon dioxide is sucked into the Southern Ocean through huge funnels. This process stores carbon, but may itself be threatened by climate change.

.Nicky's Monday Must Know. Start planning your next day trip. A great place to start is the Historic Viking Village in Barnegat Light, NJ. A visit to Barnegat Light's historical Viking Village will take you back in time to the early days of a quaint fishing village. You can stroll through the shops, watch scallop boats sail into the harbor or take a tour of the commercial docks. For more information, contact the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce at (609) 494-7211.

A team of British and Australian scientists has discovered an important method of how carbon is drawn down from the surface of the Southern Ocean to the deep waters beneath. The Southern Ocean is an important carbon sink in the world around 40% of the annual global CO2 emissions absorbed by the ..…

Casper is a sweet 10-month-old Terrier mix that has had more than his share of challenges in his young life. He was adopted a few months ago and returned recently through no fault of his own. Casper is deaf, and he is now learning basic training using signs instead of voice commands with our trainer, Joan. Casper is very bright and eager to learn; he has just been waiting for someone to show him what to do. Might you be that person? Come see Casper or any of our other wonderful dogs and cats at the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter soon!

Today, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the organization founded by Captain Paul Watson and known as the organization that takes to the Southern Ocean to prot

An authentic and much needed strong reaction to Zhakhir naik 's attack on vedas and upanishads.

I'd rather see this here on the internet !!! But how magnificent

So Nathan and I were watching tv and there was a commerical for the NAVY and they said 5 oceans 7 continents. I'm like 7 continents yeah, but hold on 5 oceans! Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic, what is the last one. Nathan looked it up its the Southern ocean wth never learned that in school lol wow I feel dumb.

Sampling of sea water around Antarctica for Oceanographic research aboard the RVIB N.B.Palmer during the CLIVAR S4P cruise, February 20 to April 23 2011. Fil...

A ship dumping iron into the Southern Ocean has shown a technique that could be used as a “cure” for climate change. The iron stimulates plankton growth, which “binds” carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, getting rid of one of the gases which warms Earth’s atmosphere. A trial, called Eifex, has been hailed a success, after a bloom of plankton sank 1,000 metres below the ocean, taking with it carbon dioxide. At present, the technique could only be used to “mop up” around a tenth of global carbon emissions — but scientists continue to investigate. (THE HINDU)

Okay, what the *** .. Since when did we get a fifth ocean? I grew up with four oceans and nine planets. It took some time, research, and listening to some really sweet audio forums for me to accept that pluto is now not an obsevred planet.but what the *** on the oceans, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. That was it. Now they are trying to tell me there is an Anarctic, or Southern ocean. To think, my daughter starts school in a few weeks, what good am I going to be to her studies if I do not even know how many oceans there are... Man no wonder our parents had a hard time helping us.

Everybody kindly share Casper's info and photo. He is deaf but is in training learning hand signals instead of voice commands. Sweet young boy in NJ. thanks!

Man, the southern ocean...it exists.

Wagstaff was thrilled to accept the award on behalf of Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia at Travel + Leisure's World's Best 2012 awards. Congratulations to South Australia "Gone Wild" for housing the third best hotel in the world!

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales (called Mysticeti).[3] At 30 metres (98 ft)[4] in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons)[5] or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed.[6] Long and slender, the blue whale's body can be various shades of bluish-grey dorsally and somewhat lighter underneath.[7] There are at least three distinct subspecies: B. m. musculus of the North Atlantic and North Pacific, B. m. intermedia of the Southern Ocean and B. m. brevicauda (also known as the pygmy blue whale) found in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean. B. m. indica, found in the Indian Ocean, may be another subspecies. As with other baleen whales, its diet consists almost exclusively of small crustaceans known as krill.[8]

Early winter above the Southern Ocean from the International Space Station 2136 GMT 6/27/12

You might cry a sea if 1D followed you, but I'd cry ,the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean,Atlantic Ocean , Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean.

Happy 35th Anniversary Sea Shepherd! Happy Anniversary Paul Watson and we hope to see you back in the Southern Ocean soon!

The Japanese have invested $29M in security upgrades and are headed back to the Southern Ocean to continue their whaling operations. Paul Watson and Sea

Japan's whaling fleet embarks for another season in the Southern Ocean, bolstered by an extra $28m from the nation's earthquake recovery fund.

OMG! The Bob Barker is rushing to the damaged Bridget Bardot thru massive storm w/50 ft waves in Southern Ocean. I t...

Amazing footage of Volvo Ocean Race competitor Team Telefónica being slammed by two monster waves as they blast through the Southern Ocean in over 40 knots of...

There is an invisible line down the Great Dividing Range. A drop of water on one side of this line faces a trip down to the Pacific Ocean. Its neighbour will, instead end up in the Southern Ocean. ...

"It’s like Southern Ocean sailing in the North Atlantic." v...

Until now I never heard of the Southern Ocean.

Well the Southern Ocean captions will feel safe, but the Northern Pacific ones are still in trouble

If you live in Southern Ocean county and want to come to church tomorrow, you can hear about Jesus and hear me sing like a purdy birdy. 9AM! Toms river Intermediate South! Be thurr.

Earth has five major The largest is The Pacific, located between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia and the western hemisphere

board member Mrs JI Yong Sun says the Southern Ocean is the last pristine ocean on the Earth, and we need to conserve this ecosystem.

AOA with & call for the Southern Ocean to be protected.

From Smith River down to Imperial Beach on the southern border -- bans or restricts all ocean fishing --

A guy at Georgia Southern is wearing the same Ocean City, New Jersey tshirt as me

There's a small thunderstorm over extreme southern Monmouth County and northern Ocean County right now. It will...

Mermaids don't exist, & 5 other important things people should, but don't, know about the ocean «Southern Fried Science

prodigious numbers of new crab species on Southern Ocean floor they have dubbed "The Hoff" because of its hairy chest.

It usually doesn't rain in southern california much like Arizona my eyes don't shed tears before they bawl out-Frank Ocean

i was waiting to call you out on the Southern Ocean if no one mentioned it.

Southern Ocean!??? I don't think we learned that in school!

Pretty bloody good. Slight diacetyl, but fits in well. — Drinking a Southern Ocean Ale at —

Delighted that New South Publishing have made an offer on my book 'Savage History' on whaling in the Pacific and Southern Ocean and...

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