ABOARD THE ALLANKAY off Antarctica (AP) — The Antarctic Endeavour glides across the water’s silky surface as dozens of fin whales spray rainbows from their blowholes into a fairy tale icescape of ...

This month, researchers board a Sea Shepherd vessel in Antarctica's South Orkney Islands to study the overlap between krill ...

All along the western Antarctic Peninsula, whales, penguins and seals in their millions depend on krill (Euphausia superba) throughout the year. In the most rapidly warming region on the continent, ...

Conservation groups are challenging the Marine Stewardship Council's "sustainable" label on Antarctic krill fishing, citing localized overharvesting and ecosystem risk.

Krill aren’t just a bulwark against climate change — they’re victims, too. At Steinberg’s lab, researchers are examining how warming oceans — Antarctic krill need water colder than 4 degrees Celsius ...

While krill fishing is banned in U.S. waters due to concerns it could impact whales, seals and other animals that feed on the shrimp-like creatures, it’s been taking place for decades in Antarctica, ...

This photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey in October 2023 shows an Antarctic krill (Euphausia suberba). While krill fishing is banned in U.S. waters due to concerns it could impact whales, ...