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ARCHIVED-CARN Vol 16, May 2003 [PDF-4.42 Vol 16, May 2003 NEWSLETTER FOR THE Canadian Antarctic Research Network Inside Canada to Ratify Protocol on Environmental Protection Canada to Ratify Protocol on Environmental Protection 1 Environment Canada issued the following press release as legislation was introduced Canada and CCAMLR 3 in Parliament to ratify the Protocol on Environmental Protection. Discontinuous Volcanic Eruptions in a Phreatomagmatic Vent Complex: Ottawa, June 6, 2003 – The Honourable David Anderson, Minister of the Envi- Coombs Hills, ronment and the Honourable Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today South Victoria Land 4 introduced legislation that would allow Canada to ratify the Protocol on Envi- Biogeochemical Transformations ronmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol) to protect of Organic Carbon in Cold-based the Antarctic environment. Glacier Systems 7 “I am pleased to introduce Bill C-42 today which will allow Canada to rati- Contaminants fy the Madrid Protocol and officially join its global partners to further prevent in Polar Ecosystems 9 pollution and environmental degradation in the Antarctic,” said Minister Ander- son. “And I am proud that since signing the Protocol in 1991, Canada and Cana- News in Brief 10 dians have been meeting or exceeding the obligations of the Protocol.” Workshop to plan a Canadian “By ratifying the Madrid Protocol, Canada will contribute to the protection Antarctic Research Program 11 of one of the most fragile ecosystems in the world,” said Minister Graham. “Canada is pleased to join other countries around the world in ensuring that the Antarctic environment is preserved for future generations.” The Madrid Protocol is part of the Antarctic Treaty System, which in- cludes the Antarctic Treaty (1961) to which Canada is a Party. The Treaty desig- nates the Antarctic as an area to be used for peaceful purposes only. The main 2 features of the Treaty are: prohibition of military activity; including human disturbance of flora and fauna, marine freedom and international cooperation in scientific research pollution, climate change, invasive alien species, and conta- and exchange of information; suspension of claims of terri- mination from poor waste management locally, as well as torial sovereignty; and prohibitions of nuclear activities or the long range transport of pollutants. disposal of radioactive waste. Roughly 400 Canadians visit the Antarctic each year. With a goal of further preventing pollution and envi- Two Canadian tour companies operate in the Antarctic, and ronmental degradation in the Antarctic, the Madrid Protocol approximately 40 Canadian scientists are involved in Antarc- came into force in 1998. The Protocol designates the Antarc- tic research. tic as a natural reserve dedicated to science and peace. The Madrid Protocol is part of the Antarctic Treaty Under the Madrid Protocol environmental principles are set System, which also includes the Antarctic Treaty, the Con- out for all activities to take place in the region. For example, vention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living any activity relating to mineral resources, other than scien- Resources (CCAMLR), and the Convention for the Conserva- tific research, is banned; the taking of, or harmful interfer- tion of Antarctic Seals (CCAS). Canada is a Party to the Ant- ence with flora and fauna is banned; and all planned activi- arctic Treaty, the CCAMLR and the CCAS. ties are required to undergo an environmental assessment according to the procedures prescribed in the Protocol. For further information, please contact: Kelly Morgan, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of the Under the Madrid Protocol, the Government of Canada will Environment, Tel: (819) 997-1441. be responsible for the activities of Canadians and Canadian companies, vessels and aircraft, by requiring them to have a Update permit to be in the Antarctic. Bill C-42 was passed by the House of Commons on June The Antarctic is a region of great environmental im- 13, 2003, tabled in the Senate the same day and is now portance. It plays a significant role in global climate and going through the legislative process in the Senate. OL. ocean systems. The Antarctic region is a sensitive indicator of global change. Small changes in temperature resulting from climate change can have large consequences in terms of ice melt there by contributing to global sea level change – one of the main threats generated by climate change. The Antarctic supports unique and vulnerable wildlife species and provides valuable scientific opportunities, as a result of its relatively untouched natural ecosystems. The fragile ecosystems of the Antarctic face a number of threats, CANADIAN ANTARCTIC RESEARCH NETWORK 3 Canada and CCAMLR Olav H. Loken Canada ratified the Convention for the Conservation of short term. It is expected that the Canadian Food Inspection Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in 1988, and Agency will play a key role in implementing the CDS. This Canada’s role within CCAMLR has been reviewed recently. is very good news. The Canadian Polar Commission and CCAR report Antarctic Regarding Commission membership, the Government Science and Bipolar Linkages: A Strategy for Canada (Septem- of Canada does not see any reason “at this time” for becom- ber 2002), sent to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans ing a member, but will continue as an Observer – i.e., the (DFO) and to five other federal ministers, recommended status quo. The key argument is that Canada has no har- that Canada should join and become an active member of vesting interest in the Southern Ocean and no other interest the CCAMLR Commission. Also, at the October-November that warrants the expenditure (membership fee and related 2002 meeting of CCAMLR parties, members agreed to a travel costs were estimated to be $ 100K/year, but it is not diplomatic démarche to engage Canada more actively in clear how the benefits of Commission membership were CCAMLR issues. They especially wanted Canada to imple- assessed). In short, the response seems to be based on short- ment the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) established term national economic interests and therefore overlooks by CCAMLR to curb the trade, and hence the catches of the Canada’s responsibility to implement global initiatives aimed endangered Patagonian tooth fish. Canada is regarded as a at preserving and managing the planet’s natural resources. significant importer and exporter of tooth fish. On June 6, 2003, the Government introduced legisla- Australia spearheaded a campaign on behalf of more tion in Parliament to ratify the Protocol on Environmental than 20 member countries. It was launched in March-April Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (see front page). The Pro- 2003, when the Ottawa-based missions of some CCAMLR tocol designates Antarctica as “as a natural reserve, devoted countries made independent representations to the Govern- to peace and science” and the question of Commission mem- ment of Canada. Related contacts occurred between the bership must now be examined in a much broader context. Canadian missions in some CCAMLR capitals and the res- The recommendation in the CPC/CCAR report was based on pective host governments. CARN has not succeeded in an analysis within this broader context. We hope the Govern- obtaining written information about the Canadian response; ment of Canada will re-examine the question of Commission but individuals close to the file indicate that as of late June membership by considering a wider range of factors and by 2003 DFO is leading an effort to implement the CDS. This involving a more diverse group of stakeholders. requires modifications to regulations and will take some time, but interim measures are being considered for the 4 Discontinuous Volcanic Eruptions in a Phreatomagmatic Vent Complex: Coombs Hills, South Victoria Land Pierre-Simon Ross and James D.L. White Over 500 million people are directly at risk from volcanic from beds of surface ejecta – “float” in the Mawson Forma- activity. Before we can successfully predict eruption behav- tion, and clastic dikes cross-cut other volcaniclastic facies. iour we need to understand the internal workings of volca- We revisited the area from November 25, 2002 to Jan- noes. Discontinuous eruptions – those involving discrete uary 7, 2003 with the aim of mapping in detail the facies explosions and intermittent ejection of material – are less variations within the unbedded part of the formation. The well understood than continuous eruptions. In the case of new study reveals three principal types of structureless discontinuous eruptions (Strombolian, Vulcanian, and basaltic pyroclastic rocks: (1) the dominant heterolithologic phreatomagmatic eruptions), various debris may fill the lapilli-tuff (described above), which forms the host for cross- vent between explosions, and therefore eruptive styles and cutting zones of other types; (2) vertical pipes of accidental- even fragmentation mechanisms may be different from rich lapilli-tuff, tens of centimetres to tens of metres across; those operating in “open-vent” (debris-free) conditions. (3) irregular-shaped, steeply dipping zones of juvenile-rich At Coombs Hills, South Victoria Land, the Mawson For- tuff-breccia, metres to hundreds of metres wide, including mation (Jurassic) has been interpreted as an unusually large domains of blocky to fluidal peperite and glassy basalt (Fig. phreatomagmatic vent complex (White and McClintock, 2001). 2). Several hundred vertical metres of volcaniclastic rocks
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