Researchers from Stony Brook University and the Southwest Fisheries Science Centre (SWFSC) conducted the first multi-year survey of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) population in coastal waters near Livingston Island in Antarctica. They discovered significantly higher krill biomass density in nearshore waters than in offshore waters.
They used smaller vessels that allow access to shallow, nearshore waters, and also found that these had less interannual variation than offshore waters. The findings were published in the July issue of the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Antarctic krill – the minute shrimp-like animals that make up an essential part of the Southern Ocean food chain -- comprise an important food source for penguins, seal...
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The Norwegian Pelagic Fishing Course in Week 18 Norway
Still low activity in the sandpiper fishery and modest catches of other species, despite some larger catches of coal mullet.
Blue whiting:
17,645 tonnes registered from 12 different boats. Large p...
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