Antarctic Krill (<i>Euphausia superba</i>) (IMAGE)

Stony Brook University

Antarctic Krill (<i>Euphausia superba</i>)

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Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) can be up to 5 cm in length and are the primary food source for most of the marine mammals and seabirds in Antarctica. They are also commercially fished so it is important to ensure that human fishing activities do not negatively impact the native animals that rely on krill for energy for themselves and their offspring.

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Joseph Warren, Stony Brook University

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