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  2. Antarctic krill - Wikipedia

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    Antarctic krill is the keystone species of the Antarctic ecosystem beyond the coastal shelf, [22] and provides an important food source for whales, seals (such as leopard seals, fur seals, and crabeater seals), squid, icefish, penguins, albatrosses and many other species of birds. Crabeater seals have even developed special teeth as an ...

  3. Krill - Wikipedia

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    The Antarctic krill is an important species in the context of biogeochemical cycling [74] [42] and in the Antarctic food web. [75] [76] It plays a prominent role in the Southern Ocean because of its ability to cycle nutrients and to feed penguins and baleen and blue whales.

  4. Krill fishery - Wikipedia

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    The krill fishery is the commercial fishery of krill, small shrimp -like marine animals that live in the oceans world-wide. The present estimate for the biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is 379 million tonnes. [1] The total global harvest of krill from all fisheries amounts to 150–200,000 tonnes annually, mainly Antarctic krill ...

  5. Takeaways from AP's reporting on Antarctica's burgeoning ...

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    Currently less than 1% of the estimated 60 million metric tons of krill found in the main Antarctic fishing grounds — an area larger than the U.S. — is being caught.

  6. 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 ...

  7. In Antarctica, does a burgeoning krill fishery threaten ... - AOL

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    A humpback whale, likely lured by a trawling net capturing masses of Antarctic krill, became entangled last month and died in the Southern Ocean. Scientists say the humpbacks may have been ...

  8. Krill oil - Wikipedia

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    Krill oil capsules. Krill oil is an extract prepared from a species of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba.Processed krill oil is commonly sold as a dietary supplement.Two components of krill oil are omega-3 fatty acids similar to those in fish oil, and phospholipid-derived fatty acids (PLFA), mainly phosphatidylcholine (alternatively referred to as marine lecithin). [1]

  9. Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are a keystone species, forming an important part of the Antarctic food web.. At least 235 marine species are found in both Antarctica and the Arctic, ranging in size from whales and birds to small marine snails, sea cucumbers, and mud-dwelling worms.

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