Critical Issues

ASOC monitors many environmental issues of critical importance to the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean, many of which are related to our campaigns and the meetings we attend. Click on the links below to learn more about ASOC's work on these issues:

• Climate Change
• Marine Protected Areas
• Liability for Environmental Damage
• Lake Vostok
• Biological Prospecting
• Seamounts Protection
• Acoustic Pollution
• Protocol Implementation
• Marine Stewardship Council Krill and Toothfish Certifications
  
• International Polar Year