Ethics Guidelines

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Preface

Antarctica and its associated sub-Antarctic islands represent one of the last areas of the world in which natural phenomena and wildlife may be studied in a pristine, or near pristine, environment. Public concern about the conduct of research involving vertebrate animals and ionising radiation extends to research programs under the auspices of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE), just as it does to such research in Australia.

The Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee (AAEC) has developed these guidelines to complement the Australian Code of Practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes to which all Australian researchers must conform. These guidelines apply to all ANARE programs which involve fish, birds or mammals, and for all programs that use ionising radiation.

The AAEC has been greatly helped by many researchers and research organisations who have contributed comments and suggestions for this document. It acknowledges this help and hopes that researchers and others with constructive comments to make will not hesitate to contact it.

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(ASP&C)
May 2002