New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic ...

In the icy waters surrounding Antarctica, small shrimp-like crustaceans called krill (Euphausia superba) swim in swarms of ...

New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like ... sink rapidly to the deep ocean.

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 ...

A keystone prey species in the Southern Ocean is retreating towards the Antarctic because of climate change. Krill are small, shrimp-like creatures that swarm in vast numbers and form a major part ...

shrimp-like crustaceans. Other species, such as albatross and killer whales are indirectly dependent. The decision of the krill fishing companies comes ahead of a meeting of the Antarctic Ocean ...

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are shrimp-like crustaceans that play a critical role in the polar oceans. They are the main diet of whales, penguins and seals and play a critical role in ...

A jar of krill specimens with visible eye spots. Blue whales eat huge volumes of these small crustaceans. Blue whales eat krill - tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that live throughout Earth's oceans. The ...

But despite their enormous size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill - small, shrimp-like crustaceans that grow to about six centimetres ... or look at the stomach contents of dead whales.