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What are the population threats to antarctic krill?

April 26, 2017Antarctic krill population threats

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What are the population threats to antarctic krill?

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The hole in the ozone layer allows radiation from the sun to get through the atmosphere. This can kill phytoplankton, the food krill feed on. this means krill are running out of food. Also about 400,000 tonnes of krill are caught by fishing boats every year.