Traditionally, observations of krill vertical migration have been made from the surface using ship-based echo sounders. However, these acoustic observations are restricted to about 250 meters, and ...

By integrating krill density observations – both stationary and migrating – with seasonal chlorophyll concentrations into a numerical model, Smith et al. quantified particulate organic carbon ...

The findings are a window into the rich inner lives of whales – and allow us to check the health of the ocean.

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - Antarctic marine creatures, from Space. The target of the new research effort is ...

Rod Downie, chief polar advisor at WWF-UK, said: “Antarctic Krill are the Superheroes of the Southern Ocean. These tiny, unsung heroes are the beating heart of the Southern Ocean, sustaining ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species ... “They are the reason why humpback whales migrate thousands of miles every year to feed in the icy waters ...

Krill are just a few centimetres long fully ... some of the largest animals on the planet - including giant whales that migrate thousands of kilometres, to Antarctica, to feed on them.