Antarctic krill swimming between the Southern Ocean's surface and seafloor depths, make a "surprisingly small" contribution ...

Ukrainian vessels harvested 19,980 tonnes of valuable Antarctic bioresources, a 54% increase compared to 2023 (12,945 tonnes) ...

By Bobby Bascomb Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny ...

The vertical migration of Antarctic krill may play a smaller role in oceanic carbon storage than previously believed, according to a year-long study in the Southern Ocean. The findings challenge ...

As climate change and commercial fishing threaten krill, the crustaceans that fuel Antarctica’s entire food web, scientists ...

Antarctic krill swimming between the Southern Ocean's surface and seafloor depths, make a "surprisingly small" contribution to the carbon export ...

Recent times have seen an increase in the demand for Antarctic krill oil due to the numerous health benefits it offers. This oil, derived from small shrimp-like organisms known as krill that dwell ...

Hammarstedt emphasises that krill fishing is about business rather than need, indicating the unnecessary destruction of Antarctic ecosystems: “We’re not talking about food security here and ...

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This oil is obtained from small crustaceans, resembling shrimp, referred to as krill that inhabit the frigid waters of the Antarctic. The oil derived from krill is abundant in omega-3 fatty acids ...

The Antarctica MPA covers a total area of 670,000 sq kilometers in two zones, General Protection (blue in the map), with no fishing allowed particularly for krill and the Fishery zone (orange in ...