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Study Warns Krill Fishing Threatens Whales, Ecosystem

3/25/2026

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A peer-reviewed study by US and German universities finds the krill population cannot sustain the current whale population and commercial fishing.
Sea Shepherd campaigns against krill fishing in the Antarctic.
The Allankay ship documents the industrial fishing, valued at over $450 million annually.
Sea Shepherd aims to halt krill fishing, citing ecological damage and the need for more scientific evidence before expanding quotas.

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Story summary

A peer-reviewed study by US and German universities finds the krill population cannot sustain the current whale population and commercial fishing.
Sea Shepherd campaigns against krill fishing in the Antarctic.
The Allankay ship documents the industrial fishing, valued at over $450 million annually.
Sea Shepherd aims to halt krill fishing, citing ecological damage and the need for more scientific evidence before expanding quotas.