At just 6cm long, their population is one of the largest biomasses in the world, which sustains the entire Antarctic ecosystem.
Krill are crucial to achieving the global Net Zero target, which is estimated to be worth 24 billion dollars in carbon storage annually, they are also highly sensitive to climate change, which is intrinsically linked to sea ice at every stage of its life cycle.
Warming seas and reports of over-concentrated krill fishing threaten their populations.
