First nearshore survey of Antarctic krill reveals high density, stable population in shallow waters

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 22:28 in Earth & Climate

Using smaller vessels that allow access to shallow, nearshore waters, researchers conducted the first multi-year survey of the population of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in coastal waters and discovered that nearshore waters had significantly higher krill biomass density than offshore waters. They also found that the nearshore waters had less interannual variation than offshore waters.

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