Southern Ocean whale populations are being threatened by human activity — a trend that could worsen global warming, Stanford researchers found in a study published in September. Researchers at ...

A humpback whale surfaces near two trawlers. All are pursuing Antarctic krill. Youenn Kerdavid/Sea Shepherd Global, CC BY-ND Today a new threat is emerging: industrial fishing for Antarctic krill – ...

Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up ...

Antarctic krill fishing could threaten the recovery of whale species that were nearly wiped out by industrial whaling, according to a study led by CU Boulder and Stanford University, and published ...

MIAMI – Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press has learned.

The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest feeding ground for baleen whales — species like humpbacks that filter tiny organisms from seawater for food. In the 20th century, ...

MIAMI — Officials have shut down early the remote krill fishery near Antarctica after trawling for the tiny crustacean — a vital food source for whales that also helps fight climate change — exceeded ...

MIAMI (AP) — Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press has ...