Antarctic Krill Conservation Project

Antarctic Krill Conservation Project - The Pew Charitable Trusts

The Antarctic Krill Conservation Project is an international effort managed by Pew, to secure from CCAMLR an ecosystem-based fisheries management program for ...

Antarctic Krill: Powerhouse of the Southern Ocean - WWF Whales

Krill in the Antarctic Peninsula and Scotia Sea deliver carbon storage services worth an estimated US$15.2 billion per year.

Urgent project launched to understand Antarctic krill DNA

A project known as KrillGuard aims to protect the Southern Ocean ecosystem by looking at how the species is adapting to climate change as rising ...

Krill Experts Discuss Need to Protect Southern Ocean's Keystone ...

Antarctic krill, the species at the center of the Southern Ocean food web, faces numerous threats. Krill make up 96% of the calories ...

DNA probes will be deployed in Antarctic krill project | Envirotec

A new project launched on 1 November aims to protect the Southern Ocean ecosystem by focusing on Antarctic krill, a keystone species. Rising ...

Antarctica's Krill - Sea Shepherd Global

... Antarctic Krill Conservation Project (AKCP). “The MSC's label falsely advertises the message that all krill are sustainably caught and that ...

More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after ...

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) held its annual meeting Oct. 14-25 in Hobart, Australia.

Krill fishing and conservation in the Southern Ocean

Antarctic krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that can grow to 6cm long, is a food source for fish, whales, seals, penguins, and other seabirds.

WWF: Antarctic krill provide carbon storage services worth US$15.2 ...

A large-scale commercial krill fishery is managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). WWF's ...

Is Antarctic Krill Sustainable - Marine Stewardship Council

... krill fisheries in the Southern Ocean. CCAMLR has a legally binding international convention to ensure the conservation of the Antarctic ecosystems.

Antarctic Peninsula at Risk: Global Leaders Urged to Designate ...

... Antarctic and Southern Ocean conservation work for the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project. ... Antarctic krill habitat in some areas.

Krill - Australian Antarctic Program

Antarctic krill Photo: Steve Nicol. Krill. Home > Scientific research > Marine conservation & management > Southern Ocean fisheries > Krill.

KRILLBASE - British Antarctic Survey

KRILLBASE is a data rescue and compilation project which aims to improve the availability of information on two of the Southern Ocean's most important ...

Krill and Oceanographic Research in the Antarctic - NOAA Fisheries

The Krill and Oceanography Research Program focuses on the link between prey production, prey availability, and climate variability in relation ...

Antarctic Krill: An Ecosystem Powerhouse Caught Between Humans ...

To address this inadequacy, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), as part of the Antarctic Krill Conservation Project, advocates ...

Antarctic Krill: Carbon Conveyor Belt of the Southern Ocean

Ocean Conservation. Tags. Climate Habitat protection Krill. Projects. Protecting Antarctica's Southern Ocean. Experts. Andrea Kavanagh. Places.

The secret life of Antarctic krill / Rodolfo Werner - Only One

We're thrilled to launch a new project, supported by Only One members, to plant 25000 mangroves with The Bahamas Mangrove Alliance (BMA).

Is commercial krill fishing a danger to Antarctica's whales?

The data collected during the project, called 'Safeguarding Antarctic krill ... Tags antarctic science, conservation, Krill. Share.

What is needed to implement a sustainable expansion of the ...

Disagreements within CCAMLR are affecting conservation and fisheries management in the Southern Ocean. ○. Expansion of the Antarctic krill fishery requires ...

Does this Abundant Crustacean Need Protection from Our Appetite?

Whether the current trajectory of Antarctic krill conservation is sufficient to maintain populations needed to support the Southern Ocean ecosystem — especially ...