A supplied undated image obtained Thursday, January 28, 2021 shows krill. Australian Antarctic Program scientists will use a range of novel technologies to measure krill from all angles during a ground-breaking voyage to the Southern Ocean that departs tomorrow. (AAP Image/Supplied by Brett Wilks/Australian Antarctic Division) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY Credit: BRETT WILKS/PR IMAGE
Antarctic krill is essential to maintaining the health of our planet, and acts as a carbon absorber.
Antarctic krill is essential to maintaining the health of our planet, and acts as a carbon absorber.
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.
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