Krill live in all the world's oceans, but mostly in the Antarctic. There may be up to 500 million tonnes of krill out there The overwhelming majority of krill companies are to stop fishing in vast ...

A keystone prey species in the Southern Ocean is retreating towards the Antarctic because of climate change. Krill are small, shrimp-like creatures that swarm in vast numbers and form a major part ...

By Bobby Bascomb Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up the base of the food chain. Krill are also sought after ...

Today a new threat is emerging: industrial fishing for Antarctic krill – tiny swimming crustaceans, roughly 2 inches (60 millimeters) long. In a newly published study, colleagues and I found ...

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 ...

When Antarctic krill swarm, the semi-transparent shrimp-like crustaceans join together in the millions or trillions, forming dense coral-colored underwater clouds as they swim in sync with one ...

In this photo made by a CCAMLR observer, fishermen aboard the Chilean krill trawler Antarctic Endeavour prepare to release a humpback whale caught in a net in waters between Chile and Antarctica on ...

An expedition to study Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them is underway in the Antarctic Peninsula. The project is funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus. The team of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up the base of the ...