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Antarctic krill fishery closes early for second consecutive year, intensifying calls for Southern Ocean protection. Repeat early closure exposes widening gap between Antarctic conservation & fisheries management. For the second […]
Antarctic krill fishery set to close this week, as precautionary management measures take effect. Aker QRILL Company is concluding its 2026 Antarctic krill fishing season this week, with vessels ceasing fishing […]
Antarctic krill fishery heading towards second consecutive early closure. The Antarctic krill fishery is once again rapidly approaching its catch limit and is expected to close before the end of […]
Antarctic Coalition Objects to MSC Certification of Antarctic Krill Fishery Cites management setbacks, climate change, and dramatic environmental changes unravelling the Southern Ocean’s delicate web of life The Antarctic and Southern […]
Mismanagement of Antarctic krill fishery putting whales at risk, says WWF. WWF objects to MSC certification of Antarctic krill fishery and urges establishment of network of Marine Protected Area in Southern Ocean Concentrated fishing […]
Antarctic krill valuable for storing carbon. Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research. The study […]
Protest against Antarctic krill fishing. The Bob Brown Foundation held a protest calling for an end to krill fishing in Antarctica, at the recent Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic […]
Antarctic Krill Fishery rated as one of the world’s most sustainable fisheries. Aker BioMarine’s Antarctic krill fishery was awarded an A-rating from the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) in the 2021 […]
Antarctic Krill meal in European Seabass diets. New study confirms Antarctic Krill meal in European Seabass diets improves growth, feed efficiency and liver health status In a new study, now […]
Antarctic krill is a sustainable source of aquaculture feed new sustainability report concludes. Aquaculture feed ingredients from Aker BioMarine are green and sustainable, concludes a leading independent sustainability evaluator, CICERO […]
Sustainable production of Antarctic krill. Friend of the Sea, the preeminent certification standard for products and services that respect and protect the marine environment, announced that it has certified Liaoyu […]
New study projects ocean warming impact on Antarctic krill. Ocean warming is likely to alter the distribution and lifecycle of ecologically and commercially important Antarctic krill over the rest of […]
Aker BioMarine brings big data to Antarctic krill fishery. In order to collect detailed data on the krill biomass, Aker BioMarine is launching an unmanned solar-powered ocean data drone (Sailbuoy) […]
Antarctic krill survey confirms healthy krill biomass. New international research surveying the krill biomass around the Antarctic Peninsula finds more krill than was found in the last large-scale krill survey […]
Antarctic krill use hotspots for their young. New research, published this week (24 July 2019) in the journal PLOS ONE, shows how Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), a key species in […]
Antarctic Krill Fishery awarded sustainability A rating. The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has once again released its yearly Reduction Fisheries Sustainability Overview and for the fourth year in a row, […]
Krill Science Hub launches: 20 years of Antarctic research accessible. Krill Science Hub launches as a platform for peer-reviewed and published studies on the Antarctic ecosystem, making essential scientific research accessible […]
Tersan chooses TMC to equip krill fishing vessel. Tersan Shipyard has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to provide the marine compressed air system to a krill fishing vessel currently being reconstructed at […]
WWF calls for moratorium on krill fishing after negotiations fail to protect Antarctica’s superheroes. Leaders have failed to come to an agreement on critical fisheries management measures to protect krill, […]
Krill meal reduces scarring and supports wound healing for Atlantic salmon. A new study has found that including QRILL Aqua in low fishmeal diets helps Atlantic salmon maintain growth, nutrient […]
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