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...
This is Chionodraco hamatus which belongs to the group of ice fish, the Notothenioides. A group of animals that make up 95% of the biomass of Antarctica between 0 and 3,000 meters depth. Image: Marrabbio2 / Wikimedia The ice fish Chionodraco hamatus has acquired the...