Whales are recovering from near extinction – but now they’re competing directly with commercial fishermen for krill in the waters near Antarctica. Research shows that if Antarctic krill fishing expands without limits, the whales’ fragile comeback could be reversed. 🦑

Whales are recovering from near extinction, but industrial fishing around Antarctica competes for their sole food source

The Southern Ocean’s krill-rich waters attract multiple species of filter-feeding whales – and, increasingly, fishing boats.

We MUST stop strip mining our oceans.

Let's face it folks we will mine anything for money right up to the point out ecosystems collapse and we no longer have the food to give us the energy to mine anything.

Commercial Krill fishing should be banned immediately.