Penguin Monitoring in Antarctic Peninsula, South Orkney Islands and South Shetland Islands

The aim of this program is to detect and record significant changes in critical components of the ecosystem, using these data as a basis for the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources. The program is coordinated by the Scientific Committee and carried out as part of the national program of CCMLR members (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Korea, New Zealand United Kingdom, United States) and it involves monitoring studies on land-based colonies of several species of marine birds and seals.Argentina carried out this program in three different colonies of Adelia Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, located in Potter Peninsula (Isla 25 de Mayo, South Shetland Islands), Mossman Peninsula (Laurie Island, South Orkney) y Bah?a Esperanza (Antarctic Peninsula).

In this way, Argentina has data on two extensive areas where krill fishing is important.Moreover the diet of different flying birds which were identified as senitives species to changes in the Antarctic Ecosystem is being study.