Management of Science in the Ross Dependency

The major concern we have for future programmes such as our sea ice based work is the continuation of NZARP survey assistance. This season the normal survey assistance was severely reduced because of funding considerations. The single surveyor was unable to operate independently at times. We found this placed an extra strain on our field programme even though our survey requirement was less than in previous years.

The survey assistance provided by DOSLI has been a very successful part of NZARP science support in the past and envied by several USARP programmes. It is important for many science groups to have accurate "high tech" surveying for their work in Antarctica that Is often beyond the means of individual groups.