Section XII of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 1999-2000 contains information regarding species killed or captured during this time period. Please see "Kill/Captured forms".

 
Antarctic Conservation Act (P.L. 95-541) Permits
1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000

ASPA = Antarctic Specially Protected Area (formerly SPA’s and SSSI’s)
Permit # Active Dates Permit Activity Location Purpose
2000-001 21 Sep 99 – 31 Jan 2005 Take/Entry into ASPA /Import into U.S. Antarctic Peninsula, Victoria Land, Ross Sea and McMurdo Station vicinity Conduct surveys and excavations (no more than 1x1 m test pits) of sediments from modern and abandoned penguin colonies to determine patterns in population fluctuations in relation to climate change in the past.
2000-004 21 Sep 99 – 28 Feb 2002

Taking/Import into U.S.

 McMurdo Sound area Temporarily attach depth and physiological recorders to Emperor penguin chicks and adults to study thermo-regulation and underwater diving behavior.  In addition, muscles will be biopsied to ex-amine myoglobin mRNA content in relation to myglobin concen-tration in both adults and devel-oping chicks.
2000-005 08 Oct 99 – 01 Apr 2001 Taking/Import into U.S Ross and Amundsen seas Capture and release seals to collect blood and biopsy samples, in order to assess a suite of bio-indicators of health.  This data will be used along with other data to provide the most detailed model of the link between ice seals and the environ-ment.
2000-07 01 Dec 99 – 28 Feb 2002 Take/ Entry into ASPA Beaufort Island (ASPA #105)/ Cape Royds (ASPA #121)/ Cape Crozier (ASPA #124) Capture, tag, weigh and collect blood and stomach samples from Adelie penguins to determine why the penguins at the smaller Royds rookery are growing faster than those at the larger Crozier site.
2000-008 01 Oct 99 – 28 Feb 2005 Entry into ASPA Canada Glacier (ASAP #131) Access ASPA to provide main-tenance on the continuously recording stream gage and collect water quality samples as part of a Long Term Ecological Research program.  The extensive microbial mats and mosses growing in the Canada stream are unique com-pared to other areas in the Dry Valleys.  The stream gage on the Canada stream provides one of the longest records of discharge in the Taylor Valley.
2000-010 04 Oct 99 – 31 Jan 2002 Introduction into Antarctica Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Introduction of commercially packaged freeze-dried yeast to be exposed to the extreme climate at South Pole during the winter.  The yeast will then be used as part of an educational outreach program where students will look for changes in the yeast’s metabolic activity.
2000-011 08 Oct 99 – 30 Aug 2004 Taking/Import into U.S. Circumpolar pack ice As a component of a multi-disciplinary Antarctic Pack Ice Seal study, seals will be captured, tagged, marked, instrumented and biological samples (biopsies, blood, urine, teeth, etc.) collected.  Samples will be returned to the U.S. for further analysis.
2000-012 21 Sep 99 – 31 Aug 2004 Entry into ASPA Antarctic Peninsula/ Western Shore Admiralty Bay (ASPA #128) Continue site surveys and census of fauna and flora at various heavily visited sites to collect data for the Antarctic Site Inventory Project.

2000-013
   and
2001-008

 

01 Nov 99 – 28 Feb 2000

01 Aug 00 – 01 Mar 2001

 

 Entry into ASPA Cape Crozier (ASPA #124)

Enter edges of ASPA for purposes of filming Adelie and Emperor penguins during nesting, egg tending and egg hatching.  Under-water filming of penguins, leopard seals, Orcas and Minke whales.
2000-014 01 Oct 99 – 30 Apr 2001 Taking/Import into U.S. Antarctic Peninsula, East Antarctica and Ross Sea region Collect blood samples from penguins for analysis of the phylogenetic relationships and population genetics of 2 major genera of penguins.  In addition, blood samples from seabirds and penguins near Davis Station will be collected to investigate the diseases reported in these popu-lations.
2000-015 01 Jan 00 – 31 Jan 2004

Taking/Import into U.S.

 Antarctic Peninsula regions Conduct satellite-monitored radio tagging (Telonics transmitter ST-15) studies of humpback, blue and fin whales to track movements, migration routes and location of individuals.  In addition, collect biopsy samples for sex deter-mination and genetic analysis.
2000-016 01 Dec 99 – 30 Dec 2004 Entry into ASPA Tramway Ridge (ASPA #130 Enter site to measure temperature of the soil as a means of mon-itoring the volcanic activity of Mount Erebus.  In addition, collect soil samples to measure the quan-tity of CO2 and measure its flux into the atmosphere which pro-vides information on the degassing behavior of the magmatic system.
2000-017 10 Nov 99 – 31 Dec 99 Introduction into Antarctica McMurdo Station Perform positive control experiments when measuring denitrification rates at Lake Bonney using bacterial cultures originally isolated from the lake.
2000-018 10 Nov 99 – 31 Jan 2000 Entry into ASPA Barwick Valley (ASPA #123) Enter site to map lacustrine deposits and collect samples of evaporates and algae for radio-carbon and uranium-thorium dating.
2000-019

20 Dec 99 – 20 Feb 2001

 Introduction into Antarctica McMurdo Station Bacterial cultures of E. coliare a component of several molecular  biology DNA cloning kits used for research in the Crary Lab.
2000-020 15 Dec 99 – 20 Apr. 2000 Taking/Import into U.S. Ross Sea region Capture Emperor penguins to collect stomach contents and attach recorders/transmitters.  Data collected will be used in an ecosystem analysis of the Ross Sea.

2000-021

10 Nov 99 – 15 Jan 2004

Taking/Import into U.S.

Circumpolar pack ice and sites ashore

Tag and collect biological samples from seals as par t of a project to study the feeding ecology, repro-duction, and population dynamics of Antarctic seals and examine their role in the marine ecosystem.
2000-23 21 Jan 00 – 01 Mar 2000 Taking Palmer Station vicinity Salvage dead specimens for the educational outreach collection of the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research project.
2000-024 22 Jan 00 – 01 Mar 2000 Taking/Entry into ASPA Lake Fryxell (ASPA #131) Collect cyano-bacterial assemblages from the lake ice cover to examine the physiological responses and community structures that are selected by the ice-cover environ-ment.
2001-001 01 Apr 00 – 31 Mar 2005 Entry into ASPA Litchfield Island (ASPA # 113) Enter site to inspect and resupply the survival cache that is required for boating safety.
2001-002 01 Apr 00 – 31 Mar 2005 Taking McMurdo Station and associated airfields Taking associated with removing penguins, seals and skuas from McMurdo Station and associated airfields to ensure safety of operations and protection of the animals.
2001-003 01 Apr 00 – 31 Mar 2005 Entry into ASPA Northwest White Island (ASPA #137) Entry into ASPA for access to and maintenance of Black Island INMARSAT transmitting and receiving equipment.
2001-004 01 Apr 00 – 31 Mar 2005 Entry into ASPA Western Shore of Admiralty Bay (ASPA #128) Entry into ASPA for movement of personnel and supplies to and from the U.S. research station, Copa-cabana.
2001-005 01 Apr 00 – 31 Mar 2005 Taking Palmer Station Taking associated with removing penguins, seals and other birds from the Palmer Station pier to ensure safety of operations and protection of the animals.
2001-006 15 May 00 – 30 Jun 2000 Taking/Entry into ASPA/ Import into U.S. Shores of Port Foster (ASPA #140) Collect sand and snow samples for analyses for aerosol sources of iron.
2001-007 15 May 00 – 30 Jun 2000 Introduce into Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula Use of unicellular algal species in rearing Antarctic zooplankton in a study of the larvae of benthic org-anisms, and their larval life history in understanding the demography of bottom organisms.
2001-010 28 Jun 00 – 1 Apr 2001 Entry into ASPA Byers Peninsula (ASPA #126) Entry into ASPA to reconnoiter possible landing sites and camp sites along the southern shore for a future research camp.

  

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