ANTARCTIC KRILL CONSERVATION PROJECT

ASOC is a key partner in a new coalition whose goal is to protect the base of the Antarctic marine ecosystem – krill. Most marine species in the Southern Ocean – including whales, seals, penguins, albatross, petrels, squid and many others – feed on this small shrimp-like organism. The Antarctic Krill Conservation Project (AKCP) website provides many important documents, photos and other information about the campaign. Click HERE to read our Core Elements of an Ecosystem-Based Management Package for Antarctic Krill.

During the past few years ASOC has written several Information Papers on krill and the policy issues underlying its fate. We will produce new papers for each meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Here are our Information Papers on Krill presented at the past three CCAMLR meetings:

The Need for a Strategic Plan for the Management of the Antarctic Krill Fishery October 2007 

Ecosystem Management of Antarctic Krill in the South Atlantic: Uncertainties and Priorities, October 2006.

Improving Monitoring and Control of the Krill Fishery, October 2006.

Ecosystem Management of the Antarctic Krill Fishery, October 2005.

Management of the Antarctic Krill: Ensuring the Conservation of the Antarctic Marine Ecosystem, October 2004.

Appendices to "Management of the Antarctic Krill: Ensuring the Conservation of the Antarctic Marine Ecosystem", October 2004

Krill Industry Report

The Krill Industry Report provides information and commentaries on the Antarctic krill industry.  Latest issue:  October 2008

Past issues:

October 2008
May 2008
April 2008
February 2008
December 2007
October 2007
September 2007
July 2007
June 2007

Articles:

Global Climate Change, Antarctica and Krill

This article produced by the AKCP explains the connection between climate change and krill population size.

Ecosystem-Based Management of the Antarctic Krill Fishery To Protect Penguins and Other Krill Predators

Read about krill's central role in the Antarctic marine ecosystem and how further steps in ecosystem-based management are needed to protect penguins and other Antarctic species.

Spanish Articles:

Pequeńo, Innumerable pero Amenazado, Centro de Consevación Cetácea 02/10/06

Descubren beneficios medioambientales del krill antártico
La Nación, Miércoles 27 de Septiembre de 2006

Descubren que krill antártico captura importantes cantidades de carbono, El Mostrador 25 de Septiembre de 2006

For more information on the Southern Ocean Fisheries Campaign, email us or find your media contact by country, by language or by campaign. Click on join us if you would like to help protect this small but vital species. The AKCP is sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts. ASOC thanks Pew for its support for this important campaign.