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  2. Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the ... - AOL

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    It’s the foul-smelling runoff from processing the 80-meter (260-foot) factory ship’s valuable catch: Antarctic krill, a paper-clip-sized crustacean central to the region’s food web and ...

  3. World’s largest iceberg on the move again after months ...

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    And more importantly what impact this will have on the local ecosystem,” Dr Andrew Meijers, an oceanographer at the BAS, said. The iceberg , known as A23a, split from the Antarctic ’s Filchner ...

  4. Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica's ... - AOL

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    Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press has learned.

  5. Antarctic realm - Wikipedia

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    Antarctic krill is the keystone species of the ecosystem of the Southern Ocean, and is an important food organism for whales, seals, leopard seals, fur seals, crabeater seals, squid, icefish, penguins, albatrosses and many other birds.

  6. Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife of Antarctica are extremophiles, having adapted to the dryness, low temperatures, and high exposure common in Antarctica. The extreme weather of the interior contrasts to the relatively mild conditions on the Antarctic Peninsula and the subantarctic islands , which have warmer temperatures and more liquid water.

  7. Dana Bergstrom - Wikipedia

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    Her research focuses on identifying risks to Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic ecosystems and finding solutions to mitigating such risks. During the International Polar Year she led the "Aliens in Antarctica" program [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and she has played a major leadership roles in the SCAR Regional Sensitivities to Climate Change (RISCC) [ 6 ] and ...

  8. World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again - AOL

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    The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again, drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have said.

  9. Climate change in Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Antarctic surface ice layer temperature trends between 1981 and 2007, based on thermal infrared observations made by a series of NOAA satellite sensors.. Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities occurs everywhere on Earth, and while Antarctica is less vulnerable to it than any other continent, [1] climate change in Antarctica has been observed.