Abstract
The Argentine Antarctic Institute and the Scott Polar Research Institute initiated joint research at South Shetland Island site in 1991–1992. The six-year project will monitor and evaluate touristic impacts on local biota, and provide data for appropriate tourism management. The research establishes control sites unaffected by human activity and examines sites under human pressure, both from scientific personnel and tourist presence. Tourism monitoring will record the numbers of tourists, their frequency of arrival, length of stay, and activities. This article reports preliminary data (1992–1993) from the Chinstrap penguin colony at Half Moon Island and the Adelie penguin rookery in Hope Bay, in the Antarctic Peninsula.
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