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 ...

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. Krill make up the vast majority of a blue whale's diet. The ...

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

That sharing may be tough for the animals that rely on krill as their main source of food. When penguins and other animals breed, they can only travel so far while raising their young. That’s ...

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

The Lavinia Corporation, an Athens, Greece-based shipping company, has teamed up with the Liaoyu Group, a Dalian, China-based ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...