November 2011 SGHT cruise
We are pleased to invite you to participate in a very special South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) voyage to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands Islands, departing Ushuaia, Argentina on 20th November 2011, returning on the 8th December. This Expedition Cruise has been made possible by our collaboration with industry-leading operator One Ocean Expeditions, well known for high quality, safe and responsible Polar Expeditions. Their experienced, knowledgeable and passenger oriented staff will ensure that we have the best possible experiences on this awe inspiring voyage of a lifetime. Their well equipped, ice-strengthened ship takes only 100 passengers and is ideally suited for our voyage. Furthermore, we are thrilled to offer this incredible trip at some of the most competitive rates in the industry.
For this voyage only, One Ocean Expeditions will make a generous donation for each and every ‘SGHT’ passenger who books. This money will go to the ‘SGHT Habitat Restoration project’ to remove rats from South Georgia. Phase 1 of this monumental conservation project is already done. The entire project will take a further five years. Once completed, the removal of the rats will help safeguard the ecology and future of South Georgia’s wildlife. Millions of seabirds are expected to return to boost the already teeming wildlife of this jewel in the crown. Your booking on this cruise will help to ensure the success of this incredible project.
To book as part of the SGHT group, or with any other enquiry, please call us at U.K. +44 (0)1382 229792 or USA +1 970 704 9178 (Denise) or email alison.neil@sght.org. Click here to view information on booking and prices.
For more information see the One Ocean Expedition cruise flyer and detail on the Akademic Ioffe.
Michael Moore grew up in the U.K. He has a veterinary degree from the University of Cambridge in the U.K., and a PhD from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been based at WHOI in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA since 1986. He has a longstanding interest in human interactions with marine mammals, both intentional, such as whaling and whale watching, and unintentional such as vessel collisions and fishing gear entanglement.
He currently provides veterinary support to the Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Division of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, supporting their work with live and dead stranded marine mammals on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. His research encompasses the forensic analysis of marine mammal mortalities, especially in regard to the accurate diagnosis of perceived human impacts and the prevalence of zoonotic agents, the interaction of natural and manmade impacts on fish and marine mammal stocks, development of systems to enhance medical intervention with large whales, and the pathophysiology of marine mammal diving. He works closely with the Right Whale Consortium, curating and contributing to the right whale necropsy database. He has recently undertaken a series of projects related to better understanding how diving mammals manage gas under pressure. He has been a trustee of the SGHT since its inception, and has a deep interest in the conservation of wildlife on and around South Georgia and the Antarctic in general. Join Michael out on deck, ashore and in the Zodiacs. Michael is an avid sailor and skilled boatman, feeling very much at home on the water.
We look forward to travelling with you to some of the most remarkable places in the world - South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and Antarctica
With warmest regards,
Michael Moore and all of us at the South Georgia Heritage Trust