The Curious Life of Krill

218 Pages·2018·9.72 MB·English

by  Stephen Nicol

THE
CURIOUS LIFE OF
A Conservation Story from the
Bottom of the World
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STEPHEN NICOL

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The Curious Life of Krill

The Curious Life
of Krill
A Conservation Story from
the Bottom of the World
Stephen Nicol
Foreword by Marc Mangel
Washington | Covelo | London
Copyright © 2018 Stephen Nicol
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Keywords: Island Press, krill, crustacean, Antarctic, Southern Ocean,
CCAMLR, euphausiid, sea ice, swarm, schooling, krill fishery, A-frame,
Association of Responsible Krill Fishing Industries (ARK), Antarctic Treaty
System (ATS), Biomass, Biological Investigations of Marine Systems and Stocks
(BIOMASS), Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS),
cod end, Discovery Investigations, echosounder, fast ice, formalin, genome, gills,
International Geophysical Year (IGY), International Whaling Commission
(IWC), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), metazoan, Marine Protected Area
(MPA), pack ice, pelagic, phytoplankton, polynya, Scientific Committee on
Antarctic Research (SCAR), thermocline, zooplankton
Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xiii
Chapter 1: Oceans of Krill 1
Chapter 2: Going with the Floes 17
Chapter 3: Labors of Love 41
Chapter 4: Bringing Krill to Life 65
Chapter 5: Antarctic Fast Food 85
Chapter 6: Eating Krill 103
Chapter 7: Conventional Approaches 127
Chapter 8: Krill Futures 155
Acknowledgments 175
Glossary 177
Further Reading 183
About the Author 185
Index 187