Scientists studying krill want to know how the tiny fish are affected by climate change and fishing – ABC News

They are known as the building blocks of the ocean and great swarms of them can even be seen from space.
Key points:

• Krill are regarded as one of the “keystone species” of the Southern Ocean
• The krill fishing industry is growing
• A research project will look at how the pressures of fishing and climate change affect krill

But not only are these tiny krill the favourite snack of whales, there is a growing fishing industry catching them for aquaculture feed and high value krill oil.
Right now a team of…

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