13 Prince Edward Islands Management Committee Meeting 22 January 2002

Abstract

Documents incl minutes of the 11 and 12 management committee meeting. Report-back on the status of the Tourism EIA (Mr H Valentine) Removal of rubble and building waste (Mr H Valentine) Rebuilding of Marion Island base (Mr J A Dreyer)) World Heritage Site (WHS) status for the Prince Edward Islands Prevention of transmission of diseases in the Prince Edw·ard Islands' wildlife Peat slip at the van den Boorgaard Dam (Mr H Valentine) Update on progress of outstanding Prince Edward Islands maps IEE/EJA for Radionuclide Station (par. 2.10) (Mr H Valentine) Feedback on illegal fishing (par. 2.12) (Dr D G M Miller) Science and management at the Prince Edward Islands (PEls) (par. 5.3) (Mr H Valentine) Request for environmental programme 50/50 to join next Marion Island expedition SACAR 3 Addendum (Conservation certificate)

INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS Life history and physiological responses of indigenous and alien species to climate change at the Prince Edward Islands; providing baseline information for conservation and managementProfS L Chown Biocomplexity and change: the role of longl·ived keystone species, A Selago Dr M A McGeoch Threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning at the Prince Edward Island: developing a conservation strategy for endemic keystone insect species- Dr AD Slager-Bastos Satellite-linked identification and characterisation ofSouthern elephant seal foraging areas Comparative population ecology of southern elephant seals- ProfM N Bester Monitoring seabirds at Marion Island- Dr R J M Crawford Moss flora of Marion Island- ProfV R Smith

Conservation Officers Report New Items: The removal of old scientific markers at Marion (Mr J Cooper) Bird bonding at the Prince Edward Islands Application for King Penguins from Marion Island by National Zoo (Mr H Valentine)