| Permit # |
Active Dates |
Permit Activity |
Location |
Purpose |
| 2001-011 |
01 Oct 00 – 01 Apr 2005 |
Taking/Entry into
ASPA |
Western Shore of
Admiralty Bay (ASPA #128) |
Continued studies of the
behavioral ecology and population biology of the Adelie, Gentoo, and Chinstrap penguins
and the inter-ction among these species and their principal avian predators:
skuas, gulls, sheathbills, and giant petrels.. |
| 2001-015 |
04 Dec 00 – 31 Dec 2000 |
Taking/Entry into ASPA
|
Cape Evans (ASPA
#154)/ Cape Royds (ASPA #156)/ Discovery Hut (ASPA #157) |
Collection of wood samples to
determine the microbial diversity in the areas and assess the deterioration of the historic huts. |
| 2001-013 |
01 Mar 01 –
30 Jun 2001 |
Entry into ASPA |
Fildes Peninsula
(ASPA #125)/ Byers Peninsula (ASPA #126)/ Potter Peninsula (ASPA #132)/
Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island (ASPA #149)/ Ardley Island (ASPA #150)/
Lions Rump, KGI (ASPA #151) |
Enter sites to examine
stratigraphy of glacial and beach deposits and collect ancient organic material for radiocarbon
dating to determine the climate and glacial history of the area. |
| 2001-016 |
01 Oct 00 – 30 Sep 2005 |
Introduction into
Antarctica |
Crary Lab, McMurdo Station |
Introduction of frozen reagent to
be used in the Microtox toxicity analyzer to measure changes in light emission in response to
contaminates or naturally occurring toxicity in soil and water samples. |
| 2001-018 |
01 Oct 00 – 28 Feb 2005 |
Entry into
ASPA |
Cape Bird (ASPA
#116)/ Cape Royds (ASPA #121)/ Cape Evans (ASPA #124) |
Entry into the sites to establish
geographical coordinates and elevations for pre-selected photo-identifiable points to meet
national mapping accuracy standards for 1:25,000-scale mapping at these sites. In
addition, measurements will be taken to detect horizontal and vertical movement of solid rock
sites in the McMurdo Dry Valley region of the Transantarctic Mountains over an extended
period of time |
| 2001-019 |
01 Nov 00 – 31 Dec 2000 |
Taking; Import
into the U.S. |
Palmer Station
vicinity |
Salvage dead specimens
(penguins, seabirds, and seals, etc.) for use in an outreach education collection for
presentation to middle and high school students. |
| 2001-020 |
20 Nov 00–30 Nov 2001 |
Taking; Import
into the U.S. |
McMurdo Station
vicinity |
Salvage dead specimens
(penguins, seabirds, and seals, etc.) for use in classroom displays and other
educational outreach presentations to teachers and students. |
| 2001-021 |
01 Oct 00 – 31 Mar 2001 |
Entry into
ASPA |
Cape Hallett (ASPA
#106) |
Conduct visual inspection of the
abandoned station and environs based on historical records and reports. Assess any signs of
petroleum or chemical contamination for potential of environ-mental impact and collect
samples for analysis of pollutants. Collect and secure debris for
future removal. |
|
2001-022
|
15 Oct 00 – 01 Mar 2001 |
Taking/Entry into
ASPA |
Litchfield Island
(ASPA #113)/ Cape Royds (ASPA #121)/ Cape Crozier (ASPA #124)/ Western
Shore of Admiralty Bay (ASPA #128)/ Biscoe Point, Anvers Island (ASPA #139)/
Cape Shireff, Livingston Island (ASPA #149) |
Photographer on assignment with National Geographic Magazine
plans to photograph the scientific work being conducted in these protected areas.
|
| 2001-023 |
01 Jan 01 – 31 Mar 2001 |
Taking/Entry into
ASPA |
Dion Islands (ASPA
#107)/ Green Island (ASPA #108)/ Litchfield Island (ASPA #113)/ Lagotellerie
Island (ASPA #115)/ Avian Island (ASPA #117)/ Byers Peninsula (ASPA #126)/ Biscoe
Point, Anvers Island (ASPA #139)/ Ablation Point, Alexander Island (ASPA #147)/
Mount Flora (ASPA #148)/ Cape Shireff, Livingston Island (ASPA #149)/ East
Dallman Bay (ASPA #153) |
A joint U.S. and U.K. project to
revise ASPA Management Plans. Enter site to verify, describe and map features; conduct on-site
assessment of features under protection; describe scientific work conducted in the area;
assess whether the area continues to serve the purpose for which it was designated; using GPS
identify and map protected area boundaries and define designated photo points for covering the
most important features of the site. Collect plant and soil samples for later analysis to
determine identity of the soil's vegetation and invertebrates. |
| 2001-024 |
04 Feb 01 – 01 Apr 2001 |
Entry into ASPA
|
Litchfield Island
(ASPA #113)/ Biscoe Point, Anvers Island (ASPA #139)/ Western Shore of
Admiralty Bay (ASPA #128)/ Shoe of Port Foster (ASPA #140)/ Potter Peninsula
(ASPA #132)/ Ardley Island (ASPA #150) |
Conduct inspections of several
Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Specially Protected Area, as provided for in Article VII(1) of
the Antarctic Treaty. |
| 2001-025 |
01 Apr 00 – 31 Aug 2001 |
Taking/Entry into
ASPA/ Importation into the U.S. |
Within the seasonal
pack ice of Marguerite Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula |
Capture up to 25 Crabeater seals,
and up to 10 each of Leopard, Weddell and Ross seals per season over the next 3 years for
the purpose of collecting blood, tissue and stomach samples, take
measurements and attach instruments to determine and better understand the foraging
strategies utilized by marine predators in the face of meso and fine-scale ecological
variability. |
| 2001-026 |
10 Jun 01 – 30 Jly 2001 |
Introduction
into Antarctica |
Antarctic Peninsula
area in the vicinities of Low, Brabant, Anvers, Livingston Islands, and
Dallmann Bay |
Use of mixture of frozen fish
species as bait in experimental fish traps/pots to capture Antarctic fish for ongoing studies
of their physiology and biochemistry of Antarctic ice fishes |
| 2001-027 |
10 Jun 01 – 30 Jly 2001 |
Introduction into
Antarctica |
Antarctic Peninsula
area in the vicinities of Low, Brabant, Anvers, Livingston Islands, and
Dallmann Bay |
Use of mixture of frozen fish
species as bait in experimental fish traps/pots to capture Antarctic fish for ongoing studies
of their physiology and biochemistry of Antarctic ice fishes |
