By Carmen dos Santos This week, as governments of various coastal states gather in Mombasa, Kenya, for the Our Ocean ...

Antarctic krill trap vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere in the ocean floor through their sinking fecal pellets, a new study reports. The annual amount is similar to that stored by “blue carbon ...

Maxing out at around 200 tons, the blue whale is not only the largest animal on the planet, it is also the largest animal ...

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, ...

Krill firm Aker BioMarine and a coalition of NGOs will continue their joint involvement in a research organization dedicated ...

Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research. The study shows that a single species, Antarctic krill ...

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently released a draft report for its fourth recertification of krill fishing in Antarctica by Aker QRILL Company. The certification would allow Aker to put an ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Shrimp-like krill can thrive in icy waters 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) deep off Antarctica as well as near the surface, according to a study on Monday that shows krill stocks can survive ...