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 ...

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 team of scientists have been using the colour of seawater to help count tiny Antarctic sea creatures from miles above. They ...

Ukrainian vessels harvested 19,980 tonnes of valuable Antarctic bioresources, a 54% increase compared to 2023 (12,945 tonnes) and 107% more than in 2022. Source: press service of the Ministry of ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...

You do not need a permit for: ships or aircraft travelling to an immediate destination outside Antarctica fishing vessels, unless they are conducting research fishing or are carrying out functions ...

In July 2023, Mongabay reported on fishing trawlers harvesting Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) amid a large pod of whales, defying concerns from scientists that the whales could be injured ...

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 ...

Although fishing is still below a previously agreed limit and barely 1% of the estimated biomass of 63 million metric tons of krill found in the main Antarctic fishing grounds, direct competition ...

The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change ...