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Antarctic krill are a key species in the Southern Ocean. 🦐 They’re dinner for whales, seals and penguins. But we need to know more about how they’ll respond to climate change and changing oceans. And we have big plans on how we can do it 👀👇 https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2022/new-aquarium-under-development-for-antarctic-krill-research/ | Australian Antarctic Program

Antarctica is one of the last truly wild places on Earth. But a booming krill industry is threatening the foundation of the Southern Ocean’s food web, disrupting ecosystems across the globe. Krill may be tiny, but they play a colossal role in sustaining Antarctic life, from penguins to whales. Now, industrial fishing is decimating this keystone species to feed farmed salmon and meet the global demand for pet food and krill oil. Meanwhile CCAMLR, the framework in place to protect the Antarctic’s