MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2013, MercoPress. http://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[South Georgia plans to expand Marine Protected Areas; could affect krill fishery]]> The pristine SG landscape and a view from Gryviken The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, announced a vast Marine Protected Areas around the Island in February and it is likely there is more protection to come that could affect krill fishing and long-lining, reports the September edition of the South Georgia newsletter.

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:18:00 GMT <![CDATA[One longliner and four krill trawlers fishing in South Georgia]]> The four krill trawlers reported catches were good Only one longliner remained fishing in South Georgia waters at the end of the season on August 31. Four longliners were fishing at the start of August, but just one remained to complete its allotted fish quota. The others completed their TAC at various times through the month then sailed for the Falkland Islands for catch verification.

]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:01:00 GMT <![CDATA[Norwegian company completes most successful Antarctic krill season]]> Juvel during its latest krill catching season Olympic Seafood AS has announced that its vessel ‘Juvel’ has recently completed its most successful Antarctic krill season ever, with record efficiency and a catch of the utmost quality.

]]> Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Two leading groups involved in major dispute over krill properties’ patents]]> Krill extract allegedly helps reduce cholesterol, platelet adhesion and plaque formation in humans US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this week granted Aker BioMarine’s request for re-examination of US patent number 8,030,348 assigned to competitor Neptune Technologies and Bioressources. The re-examination was approved for all 21 claims of the patent and in consideration of multiple references presented by Aker BioMarine.

]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:49:00 GMT <![CDATA[Scientists establish critical benchmark link for seabirds and available food]]> Catches of krill in Antarctic waters An international group of scientists has shown that many seabirds begin to suffer when the food available for them in the ocean declines below a critical level. This level is about one-third of the maximum measured amount of food available. They have found that this critical level is about the same for seabird species around the world. Their study — the most comprehensive ever undertaken — covers birds from the Arctic to the Antarctic and from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:07:00 GMT <![CDATA[Antarctica penguin species suffering from declining krill availability, says NOAA]]> Chinstrap and Adelie penguin numbers had been falling since 1986 A number of penguin species found in western Antarctica are declining as a result of a fall in the availability of krill, a study has suggested. Researchers, examining 30 years of data, said chinstrap and Adelie penguin numbers had been falling since 1986.

]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[Krill sex caught on camera in 700 metres deep Antarctic waters]]> Twelve seconds of five distinct phases: ‘chase’, ‘probe’, ‘embrace’, ‘flex’ and ‘push’. In a world first, the sex life of Antarctic Krill in the wild has been caught on camera revealing the shrimp-like creatures are able to mate deeper in the ocean than previously thought.

]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:16:00 GMT <![CDATA[US scientists looking into data suggesting sustained decline of Antarctic krill]]> Some of the krill that Bernard and Funkey caught near Palmer By Susan Moran - They’re called "the krillers" around Palmer Station, because they’re always on the hunt for Antarctic krill: tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that form the foundation of the Antarctic food web.

]]> Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:34:00 GMT <![CDATA[Scientists survey krill fishery and possible marine protected area in South Georgia]]> Sub-Antarctic marine ecosystems are fragile and can be slow to recover from the impacts of human activities The two South Georgia Island King Edward Point (KEP) based scientists are undertaking regular winter survey work at sea to investigate the spatial overlap between the winter krill fishery and the distribution of foraging predators and fish larvae in South Georgia waters, reports the SG newsletter.

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:11:00 GMT <![CDATA[China interested in krill fisheries to cut foreign dependence]]> Krill, an abundant resource in Antarctic waters China has sent its ocean-going fishing vessels Kai li and An Xin Hai to the Antarctic for the 2010 krill fishing season. During a 23 day exploratory fishing they caught 2.000 tons of krill, with a daily output of 100 tons, three times than originally expected.

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