MIAMI (AP) — Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press ...
More than a dozen supertrawlers are licensed to fish for krill, a tiny crustacean and key food source for whales, dolphins and other animals that travel thousands of miles to feed on it.
Humpback whales are found in all oceans and survive mostly on a diet of small crustaceans — called krill — and small fish.
Australian Antarctic Division Krill depend on sea ice - eating ... Cloud is descending and it is starting to snow. Leading our Antarctic whale research mission is Chris Johnson, who is the ...
An expedition to study Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them is underway in the Antarctic Peninsula. The project is funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus. The team of ...
As baleen whales, these species are filter-feeders. They strain food, including shrimp-like crustaceans called krill and other small prey, from the seawater using baleen plates in the mouth made ...