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 ...

An expedition to study Antarctic ... for fish farms (e.g. salmon) and oils for nutritional supplements. At the same time, populations of baleen whales, a major consumer of krill, are in recovery.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...