04 Nov 2025
Photo by Knut Troim The Antarctic krill fishery has become the focal point of escalating international tensions, with Norway’s proposal to nearly double catch limits, the arrest of a Ukrainian marine biologist on treason charges, and a major UK retailer’s decision to withdraw from the krill market highlighting the complex challenges facing Southern Ocean […]
12 Aug 2025
Photo by Michelle Pitzel Officials have shut down the remote krill fishery near Antarctica after trawling for the tiny crustacean exceeded the seasonal catch limit for the first time, marking an unprecedented early closure in the world’s southernmost fishery. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the international organisation that […]
04 Mar 2025
Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and more than 100 times stronger than the Amazon River. It also plays a critical role in the climate system by influencing the uptake of heat and carbon dioxide in the […]
27 Feb 2024
The government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands has announced plans to introduce significant enhancements to marine protection in the Southern Ocean. The announcement of an additional 166,000km2 of ‘No Take Zones’, covering an area eight times the size of Wales, will result in 449,000km2of highly biodiverse marine habitat being closed to all […]
15 Nov 2022
Russia and China have again blocked plans supported by the European Union, the United States and 23 other nations to protect three vast stretches of ocean around Antarctica from most fishing. The 41st annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) closed without making significant progress toward the establishment of new marine protected […]
09 Aug 2022
News from Pew: ‘Finally, a pinky-length crustacean that’s central to the Antarctic marine cycle of life is getting the recognition it deserves: A global group of stakeholders has designated Aug. 11 as the first World Krill Day, a chance to celebrate all species of this arthropod, especially Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). So what exactly are […]