12K views · 479 reactions | Antarctic wildlife (like this gentoo penguin) relies on the Southern Ocean for survival. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources can safeguard penguins, whales, krill, fish, and seals with a network of marine protected areas in the ocean surrounding Antarctica.  by www.instagram.com/johnbozinov | Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition | Facebook

A sleeper shark has been filmed in the Antarctic Ocean for the first time, challenging long-held scientific beliefs that the species did not exist in such frigid conditions. The Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre captured the shark in January 2025 at a depth of 490 meters near the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. | Fox 9

Antarctic sea ice update 🌊🧊 After growing through the Southern Hemisphere fall and winter, sea ice in the Antarctic appears to have reached its maximum extent for the year on Sept. 19, 2024. This animation shows the ice extent—defined as the total area in which the ice concentration is at least 15%—at its 2024 maximum. This year, Antarctic sea ice cover peaked at 17.16 million square kilometers (6.62 million square miles), making it the second lowest maximum extent on record, National Snow and