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) as part of its operations ...
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 conducted in year 2000. The ...
Action call to protect Antarctic waters. The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition is calling for urgent action from global leaders to protect Antarctic waters. Last week, members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic ...
Majority of fishmeal catches from ‘reasonably well managed’ fisheries. The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership has released their 2019 reduction fisheries report, revealing that 88 percent of the catch comes from fisheries that are “reasonably well-managed.'” A ...
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 the Southern Ocean food web, ...