Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is found in huge quantities around the Antarctic continent. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute) Antarctic krill is only slightly contaminated with microplastics and is therefore well suited for monitoring the contamination of the...
The ice krill was crafted in the community of Las Condes, very close to where the special meeting of the Commission for the Protection of Antarctic Marine Living Resources was held. (Photo: ASOC) In Los Condes, Chile, Weren Decker, a Chilean artist also known as...
Colony of chinstrap penguins. Due to krill, the main food of chinstrap penguins, the colony’s environment shows a reddish color due to their droppings. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) Iron is an extremely important element that turns our blood red and keeps the immune...
The ‘family idyll’ is deceptive! For the parents it is hard work to raise the offspring. Many dangers lurk until the chicks are fully grown. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) The chinstrap penguinPygoscelis antarctica) mainly lives on the Antarctic Peninsula, but also...
An average of 2.4 microplastic particles per individual was detected in Antarctic krill. Photo: Pete Lens, British Antarctic Survey In the Southern Ocean, a team of researchers led by the British Antarctic Survey found microplastics in two species of zooplankton:...