About 80 maritime experts and international delegates are in Wellington for the Antarctic Treaty Meeting of Experts, which will examine issues including tourism in the region.
The meeting runs until Friday and Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) director Catherine Taylor said it was encouraging to see so many experts here to discuss the issue.
The meeting would look at the environmental impacts of tourist shipping in the region and contingency plans for search and rescue and oil spill response.
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Antarctica's Lemaire Channel. File photo / Roger Hoar
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