An Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), about 5 centimeters long. Credit: Uwe Kils on Wikimedia Commons.jpg) In the Southern Ocean, krill serve as an important link in the food web, connecting ...

"Krill are an important part of the Southern Ocean food web and are the diet of penguins, seals and whales. We had already found plastic pollution in Antarctic krill from the Southern Ocean.

“It offers a profoundly adverse, but highly plausible, endgame for Antarctic krill that has serious implications for both the Southern Ocean food web and sustainable management of fisheries ...

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

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ... with their impact on whales. Krill fishing is an example of “fishing down the food web”, says Dr Stephen Comerford, marine ...

The sea ice zone provides essential food and safe-keeping to young Antarctic krill and small fish, and seeds the expansive growth of phytoplankton in spring, nourishing the entire food web.

Krill live in all the ... are to stop fishing in vast areas of the Antarctic Peninsula. Krill are important because they are at the base of the food chain: whales, penguins, seals and squid ...

“Krill is the base of the food chain in Antarctica and fishing for krill must be handled sustainably if the entire ecosystem is to thrive,” said Bloom, adding that in the absence of further action by ...

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 ...