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

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 ...

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 ...

They also fuel the entire food web in the Southern Ocean, which circles Earth’s southernmost continent. “Every single species in Antarctica feeds on krill, or something that feeds on krill ...

Sea ice is to life in the Southern Ocean as soil is to a forest. It is the foundation for Antarctic marine ecosystems. Less sea ice is a danger to all wildlife – from krill to emperor penguins ...

In January 2024, the Sea Shepherd ship Allankay arrived at the northwestern extremity of Coronation Island, Antarctica ... destruction of krill fishing in the Southern Ocean.

The decision of the krill fishing companies comes ahead of a meeting of the Antarctic Ocean Commission (CCAMLR). The summit in October will decide whether to adopt an EU proposal to create the ...

Without this ice cover, dark patches of ocean are exposed instead ... southward shift and contraction in the distribution of Antarctic krill – a keystone species, campaigners said.

hopes were high that delegates would approve a new management plan to further spread the krill catch and finally adopt a California-sized reserve along the Antarctic Peninsula, a highly sensitive ...

They are some of the smallest animals in the ocean. But Antarctic krill play an enormous role in keeping the world's carbon emissions on track. Feeding on phytokplankton that absorb greenhouse ...