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Antarctica is best known for whales, penguins, and seals, but this vast and fragile ecosystem depends on a far smaller resident: krill. Around 400 million tons live in the Southern Ocean, where they provide a valuable food source and remove damaging CO2 from the atmosphere.
Despite their huge numbers, krill are at risk: from climate change and a rapidly expanding fishing industry. Why have humans spent decades harvesting them? What do omega 3 capsules have to do with it? How did one special krill teach science about their importance? And what might the decline of these small crustaceans do to our planet?
Our THANKS for some special krill insights and footage go to
🦐Blue Whale Study
🦐© Australian Antarctic Division ([ Ссылка ])
🦐Javier Arata, Association of Responsible Krill harvesting companies ARK, and AKER BioMarine for allowing filming on their vessels.
If you want to see more about the Association of Responsible Krill harvest companies, ARK, check out their website: [ Ссылка ]
#terramatters #terramater #krill #antarctica
🔗 Scientific sources:
Australian Antarctic Program
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PEW Trusts; „Scientists Deploy New Technology to Determine Krill Activity on East Antarctic Seafloor“
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British Antarctic Survey
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ResearchGate; „Why Krill Swarms Are Important to the Global Climate“[ Ссылка ]
Book: “The Curious Life of Krill“
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Semantic Scholar; “Biology and Ecology of Antarctic Krill“
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CCAMLR; Krill fisheries and sustainability
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ScienceDirect; Research funding and economic aspects of the Antarctic krill fishery
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Kawaguchi & Nicol_2007_AS_Learning krill from fishery.pdf (this was direct from So Kawaguchi)
Krafft et al_2021_JCB_Area 48 Synoptic Survey 2019 copy.pdf (from So)
ARK (Association of Responsible Krill Harvesting Companies)
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1MD Nurtition; “Is Krill Oil Good for Your Health? Here's What the Scientists Say“
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National Library of Medicine; „Krill Oil for Cardiovascular Risk Prevention: Is It for Real?“
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Nature; „The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles“
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🔗 Video Quotes:
00:24 et al.
Krill fishing threatens Antarctic ecosystem, warn conservationists | Al Jazeera English
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06:15
Is krill oil better than fish oil? | Fox Newshttps://youtu.be/m6xCqQbk76A
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Nightly News | NBC Newshttps://youtu.be/DxZPwn2GaCQ
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