2021 2021 Ross Dependency - Megafauna Set of Mint Stamps - Set

Established in 2017, the Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area (Ross MPA) protects more than 1.5 million square kilometres of the Southern Ocean. Supported by New Zealand government funding and with a wide range of research partnerships and international collaborators, the Ross Research and Monitoring Programme provides the opportunity to understand some of the most remote, inhospitable, and least understood environments on the planet. Their research looks at all aspects of the Ross MPA, from the phytoplankton and krill at the base of the food web to apex predators like seals and penguins, as well as the health of the ocean and sea floor ecosystems.