A collage of two pictures showing an Antarctic Dragonfish on top, and the R/V Gould at sea.
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New Species of Antarctic Dragonfish Discovered

A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off the western Antarctic Peninsula by researchers at VIMS and William & Mary's Batten School of Coastal & Marine…

Oscar Schofield named a Marine Technology Society Fellow

Earlier this month, PAL Principle Investigator Dr. Oscar Schofield was officially named a Fellow of the Marine Technology Society (MTS), in recognition of his many years of service to the marine technology community at Rutgers and beyond. In…

Former PAL Undergrad About to Launch into Space

Zena Cardman as a NASA Astronaut Candidate in 2017. (NASA/Bill Stafford) Zena Cardman was an undergrad when she first sailed with the PAL LTER as part of Hugh Ducklow’s team in 2009. And now, next month, Zena will serve as spacecraft…
Overview of fish and top predator presence and activity patterns in the Palmer Station region. Top predator occupancy patterns are estimated from visual sightings, Palmer Station monthly reports, and literature reviews (caveats are discussed in the text).

Seasonal shifts: Phenology events at the bottom of the world

Kudos to PAL Co-PI Megan Cimino whose 2023 paper "Long‐term patterns in ecosystem phenology near Palmer Station, Antarctica, from the perspective of the Adélie penguin" was recently featured as news story on the NSF website.

Farewell R/V Gould

This year, the R/V Laurence M. Gould completed its 27-year run as the Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) for the National Science Foundation. In that time, the ship spent nearly 6,300 days at sea, with over 1,000 supporting Palmer…
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New ADCP Backscatter Visualization Tool

Have you ever wondered what lies below the waters along the West Antarctic Peninsula? Now, you can use a new interactive map tool developed by former PAL graduate student Amanda Lohmann (now a PostDoc at the University of Virginia), to…

Melting Point: Where is the Antarctic Sea Ice?

For World Penguin Day last month, PAL Co-PI Dr. Sharon Stammerjohn was featured in a video produced by the Wilson Center on the recent changes in Antarctic sea ice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWwYi_2Oyd8 The above video was…
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Unexpected Connection: Palmer researchers featured in Sandpoint Idaho magazine

From the file of unexpected places you can find stories about Palmer LTER... Two of our penguin research technicians, Darren and Megan Roberts, were recently featured in their local community paper, the Sandpoint Magazine, published in…
Antarctic Sea Ice Sees Record Low Growth

Looking Forward: The Race to Save Antarctic Penguins

The penguin populations in Antarctica are rapidly changing due to the effects of climate change. Over the past 30 years, scientists have studied the penguins around Palmer Station along the West Antarctic Peninsula, and have observed a significant…

Joy Ferenbaugh appointed Assistant Professor

Congratulations to Joy Ferenbaugh, who was recently appointed as an Assistant Professor of Biology at Adams State University in Colorado. Joy was previously a PAL post-doctoral scholar, working in Scott Doney's Computational Biogeochemistry…
Antarctic Sea Ice Sees Record Low Growth

Upside Down Ocean: Unraveling the Crisis of Antarctic Sea Ice

Climate change is having a dramatic effect on Antarctic sea ice. For years, ice around the continent seemed oddly consistent, while sea ice in the Arctic has declined dramatically. But that is no longer the case. Over the last few years,…
Antarctic Sea Ice Sees Record Low Growth

Fast Company on the Five-Sigma Event

Earlier this summer (for those of us in the northern hemisphere), as Antarctica reached it's peak winter season, scientists observed what came to be known as a "five-sigma event" in Antarctic Sea Ice. This referred to the unprecedented…