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Dual Threats

While #krill are abundant, researchers have seen a downward trend in population size, says Bernard, and their distribution is shifting. #ClimateChange is one culprit.

#SeaIce is important for krill lifecycles, especially in the juvenile stage, but warming temperatures are decreasing sea ice in the region.

A 2019 study in Nature Climate Change found that krill had shifted the center of their distribution south by 275 miles in the past 40 years.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0370-z

 “When the krill migrate down in these massive swarms and excrete their waste, that transfers a large amount of that #carbon to ocean depths,” explains Nicole Bransome, an officer with the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project.

One of the #SouthernOcean ’s most important aspects is its capacity to take up carbon. “And a huge player in that is krill,” says Bernard. “They’re worth fighting for.”

And the time to do that, experts warn, is now.

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https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/experts/nicole-bransome

“And with less sea ice along the Antarctic Peninsula in the wintertime, the ships can just stay down there for longer.”

Global Action

There’s much that can be done. The #SouthernOcean is managed by an international body of 27 members known as the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

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https://www.ccamlr.org/en/organisation/home-page

where predators like #penguins, #whales, #seals, and other animals feed,” says Bransome. “This hyper-concentrated fishing, in conjunction with climate change, is already having a negative impact on penguins in particular in the #Antarctic peninsula.”

The intensity and duration of fishing efforts is also a concern, says Bernard.

“I’ve noticed that in recent years the fishing season has pushed further into the winter because there isn’t a seasonal closure,” she says.

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Conserving more areas of the #SouthernOcean wouldn’t just benefit Antarctica, but could also help propel efforts to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, which global leaders recently agreed to under the #ConventionOnBiologicalDiversity.

“Designating these marine protected areas, which are mature and ready, would be one of the best ways to actually move towards meeting that objective

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https://www.cbd.int/article/cop15-cbd-press-release-final-19dec2022

But efforts to designate three more Antarctic marine protected areas have been blocked by just two Commission member states. #China and #Russia have prevented it from reaching the consensus that it needs for designation, says Bransome. The most recent stalemate came at a June meeting.

“A lot of people were very disappointed by that outcome,” says Bransome. “It seems Antarctica’s melting faster than CCAMLR members are acting to protect it.”

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The Commission is working on two fronts that could aid krill. The first is developing and implementing a science-based plan that would help spread out fishing in both space and time to ease pressure on predators.

The second is designating a network of #MarineProtectedAreas. A big step on this front occurred in 2016 with the establishment of the #RossSeaMarineProtectedArea — the largest in the world.

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https://www.iucn.org/news/marine-and-polar/201611/antarctic-ocean-breakthrough-ross-sea-become-worlds-largest-marine-protection-area

like humpback and fin whales, that are having massive population recoveries after experiencing centuries of exploitation themselves.”

Large protected areas that are free from pressures of industrial fishing can also better help animals build resilience to stresses from climate change. And a network of areas would allow animals to migrate between such spaces for breeding and foraging.

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in the relatively short amount of time that’s left between now and 2030,” says Bransome.

The three proposed areas — in #EastAntarctic, the #WeddellSea and the #AntarcticPeninsula — would not just help krill but conserve habitat and protect biodiversity for a huge range of the region’s species.

“Adélie and chinstrap #penguins get almost all of their calories from krill,” says Bransome. “Other predators that would benefit include #CrabeaterSeals, #FurSeals, #GentooPenguins, and #whales,

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“There are lots of different alternatives,” says Bernard. “The fats that the krill have inside them, that are supposedly so valuable to us, actually come from #plants. So we could go directly to the source.”

Krill is also used by the aquaculture industry for raising farmed #salmon, which comes with its own set of environmental problems.

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https://therevelator.org/farmed-salmon-book/

and technical channels to try to find a solution to finally reach consensus on designating the proposed protected areas.”

Personal Action

While global action is needed to protect Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, there’s a lot individuals can do, too. One of the biggest drivers of the krill fishing industry are omega-3 #supplements. But consumers have other options besides krill, including marine #algae.

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Bransome says she’d like the United States, which helped develop the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area, to apply that same leverage to establishing new areas in the region.

The #UnitedStates “could try to replicate that success and really make this issue a top political priority and continue to work closely with other proponents,” says Bransome. “#France, #Germany and #Australia would be a few key ones to continue to engage with #China and #Russia via top diplomatic

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Demand for the tiny crustaceans doesn’t stop there. “The industry is also developing some new products, including protein powder, and they’re starting to sell actual krill meat itself for human consumption,” says Bransome. “I would say the biggest growth markets for krill products right now are #NorthAmerica and #Asia.”

Beyond leveraging consumer power, individuals can take action on #ClimateChange and #conservation.

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“People can reach out to government officials to let them know how important Antarctic conservation is, and reduce their individual #CarbonEmissions,” says Bransome. They can also look for ways to spread the word to their #communities about the importance of the #Antarctic and #krill. A good time to start is World Krill Day on Aug. 11.

We also need more awareness about the importance of Antarctica and the #SouthernOcean in general, she says.

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#ClimateCrisis #EndFossilFuels

Sahel needs more #trees not weapons. Please redirect the military funds to tackle climate change, poverty, terrorism & conflicts.

#ActOnSahel

In Solidarity with #EndelStamberg

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A person who abandons a career in order to stay home and raise children is considered not to be living up to his potential — as if a job title and salary are the sole measure of human worth.You’ll be told in a hundred ways, some subtle and some not, to keep climbing, and never be satisfied with where you are, who you are, and what you’re doing.

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“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive. Ambition is only understood if it’s to rise to the top of some imaginary ladder of success. Someone who takes an undemanding job because it affords him the time to pursue other interests and activities is considered a flake.

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The bottom line is that large extraction projects — whether they be #FossilFuel industry efforts or #lithium mining — are all equally unacceptable when forced through #IndigenousLands without the free, prior, and informed consent of tribal nations. Please check out our video to better understand this issue from the perspective of the people who live it every day.

- The Lakota People's Law Project

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The Summit Lake Paiute Tribe and the Burns Paiute Tribe have joined RSIC to challenge, among other things, the Winnemucca District Office of the Bureau of Land Management (#BLM) over its failure to properly account for physical harm caused by construction activities on a traditional cultural property eligible for placement on the #NationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces.

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