It is estimated that there are between 350 million and 500 million tonnes of krill in Antarctica as a whole. Illustration : Gisèle Durand Ruiz At the 43rd meeting of the CCAMLR Commission, which manages the Antarctic’s living marine resources – ending on...
In Greenland’s Nuuk Fjord distances are vast. There are no trees and few man-made structures so nothing can sneak up on you. This helps veterans let their guards down. Photo: Militær Foto By coincidence, Veteran Project Greenland discovered that a stint in...
A humpback whale surfaces near two trawlers. All are pursuing Antarctic krill. Youenn Kerdavid/Sea Shepherd Global, CC BY-ND By Matthew Savoca, Stanford University The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest feeding ground for baleen whales –...
The age of the oldest toothfish specimen in Australian naturalist collections has been estimated at around sixty years. Image: Christophe Delpont / TAAF The project to extend the marine park of the Australian archipelago closest to Antarctica has just been opened to...
Northwest Territories resident Frankie Dillon catches a chum salmon in the Big Fish River near Aklavik in 2023. Image: Colin Gallagher / DFO The arrival of salmon in the NWT is worrying local people, who are normally used to catching artic fish. Coastal, riverbanks,...
