Populations of the tiny crustacean - a key food source for whales and dolphins - have declined by 80% since 1970 due mainly ...

That suggests all these other animals that eat krill will face much more intense competition with each other for this important food resource," Simeon Hill from the British Antarctic Survey told ...

Krill oil comes from small crustaceans, not fatty fish, and typically contains more EPA. And unlike conventional fish-oil pills, krill oil's omega-3s are linked to an antioxidant and other potentially ...

Rapid sea ice loss and ocean acidification from climate change are altering the growth and nutritional value of microscopic ...

A male humpback whale recently completed one of the longest migrations ever recorded for this species, traveling over 8,000 ...

New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO 2 from the atmosphere.

Krill are important because they are at the base of the food chain: whales, penguins, seals and squid all eat the tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans. Other species, such as albatross and killer whales ...

The huge whales can eat up to four tonnes of krill every day. Blue whales lunge through large swarms of krill with their mouths open, taking in more food in one mouthful than any other animal on Earth ...

But when researchers on board the research ship RRS James Clark Ross on a science mission near the sub-Antarctic island of ...

New research reveals that rising levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could hinder the ability of Antarctic ...

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba ... in juvenile krill numbers could have serious consequences for the Antarctic food web and krill fisheries management. “The effects of combined ocean ...