The Guardian | Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing by Karen McVeigh

Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem

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In Antarctica, one of our planet’s last great wildernesses, a remarkable comeback is taking place.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/26/antarctic-whales-comeback-threatened-industrial-krill-fishing-southern-ocean

#antarctica #conservation #whales #krillfishing #southernocean

Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing

Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem

The Guardian
he smallest creatures in the Southern Ocean hold up entire ecosystems, and they’re being stripped away by industrial fleets.

China’s krill capacity has now surged to almost twice Norway’s (the largest krill-fishing nation in the world after China), fuelling an extremely dangerous race at the bottom of the food chain.

This isn’t just about krill. It’s about whales, penguins, and the stability of the world's climate.

Industrial krill fishing MUST end, and we need your support to defend Antarctica. Check our link in bio, or directly visit savekrill.com, to add your voice to @seashepherd’s campaign urging retailers to stop selling krill.

#StopThePlunder #seaspiracy #krillfishing #antarctica #fishing #ocean #krill #marinelife #conservation #oceanconservation #fishingindustry #oceans #seafood #fisheries #savetheocean #marineconservation #sea #wildlife #environment #saveouroceans #oceanlife #commercialfishing #seafoodindustry
@seashepherd Also in Dutch on #Spit #Krill #krillfishing “Het onderzoek voor dit artikel werd ondersteund door Fonds Bijzondere Journalistieke Projecten (Fonds BJP) en het Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Het uitgebreide artikel is te lezen bij @DeGroene. Een versie van dit artikel verscheen ook in de Süddeutsche Zeitung (Duitsland).” https://www.onderzoekscollectiefspit.nl/longreads/de-race-voor-antarcticas-krill?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nieuwsbrief
De race voor Antarctica’s krill

China en Rusland blokkeerden in oktober de belangrijkste beschermende maatregel tegen overbevissing op krill in de Zuidelijke Oceaan. Antarctica staat daarmee in het middelpunt van een mondiaal conflict om winst en duurzaamheid. De verliezers? Walvissen, pinguïns en zeehonden.

#CCAMLR #Antarctic #KrillFishing

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