The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge ...

By Francesco De Augustinis The international body in charge of conserving marine life in Antarctic waters has failed again to ...

Two humpback whales were found dead in krill fishing nets near Antarctica earlier this year, while a third whale had serious ...

As Antarctic krill face unprecedented challenges in the Southern Ocean, a new project has been launched to better understand ...

China and Russia were accused of collaborating to block key proposals that would establish new marine protected areas and ...

Although fishing is still below a previously agreed limit and barely 1% of the estimated biomass of 63 million metric tons of krill found in the main Antarctic fishing grounds, direct competition ...

"In collaboration with Antarctic treaty organizations, we might be able to introduce protected areas where fishing is prohibited. These could preserve krill with useful genetics to help repopulate ...

(Chris Gilbert/British Antarctic Survey, File) FILE - In this image from video provided by Sea Shepherd Global, the Norwegian Aker Biomarine's Antarctic Endeavour krill fishing ship sails near a ...