As Antarctic krill face unprecedented challenges ... By building up data from the past 100 years, we should be able to see how krill gene expression has changed." The project also hopes to resolve ...

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

Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published in Marine Frontiers reveals. The Antarctic Ocean Alliance ...

Antarctic krill are usually less than 6 cm in length, but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining much of the life in the Southern Ocean. They are the primary food source for many ...

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 ...

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 ...

He Hasn’t Influenced the School’s Alabama Coal Investment When Antarctic krill swarm, the semi-transparent shrimp-like crustaceans join together in the millions or trillions, forming dense ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...