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	www.krill.com /offices.htm (77 words)

	Krill Canada
		Copper, which in krill is concentrated at a rate ten times higher than in fish meal, is found chelated with resides of lysine and has an important role in the formation of collagen and in the integrity of fin and skin.
		Krill is a natural bait for many species of fish and crustacean, for example, it is one of the main sources of food of wild salmon.
		Over 95% of the pigments present in krill are in the form of asthaxantin, which is the only type of pigment that fixes onto the flesh of salmon when krill is used in the diet and the flesh color is the same that it is found in wild salmon (Hue).
	krill.ca /references.html (1365 words)

	AWI: Ice-Tour - Krill
		Krill occurs in groups or large swarms and occupies a niche similar to that of the herring in the North Atlantic, since large schools of pelagic fish are absent.
		Apart from frequenting the sea ice to feed, krill in particular juveniles, seek protection from predators in the many nooks and crannies formed by the deformed sea ice floes.
		The biomass of Antarctic krill is considered to be larger than that of the earth's human population and krill swarms can occupy an area equivalent to that of the Andorras.
	www.awi-bremerhaven.de /Eistour/krill-e.html (169 words)

	ScienceDaily: Antarctic krill
		The Antarctic krill is a species of krill found in the Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean.
		Antarctic krill are shrimp-like invertebrates that live in large schools, called swarms, sometimes reaching densities of 10,000 - 30,000 individual animals per cubic meter.
		Antarctic krill -- The Antarctic krill is a species of krill found in the Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/Antarctic_krill (1579 words)

	Krill (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The dominant krill in the southern polar oceans is the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), which is up to 2.3 inches (6 cm) long and weighs about 0.035 ounces (1 g).
		Krill spend their days in the dark depths of the ocean (about 320 feet = 100 m deep), safe from their major predators (like baleen whales and sea birds).
		Krill are eaten by many organisms, including mussels, fish, squid, sea birds, and mammals (like baleen whales and some seals).
	ice.nbed.nb.ca /antarcticprojects/animals/smith/krill.htm (288 words)

	NOAA Ocean Explorer: Sanctuary Quest
		Krill convert energy from the primary producer level into a form that is useable by animals in the upper levels of the marine food web.
		Krill often are referred to as keystone” species because they play such an important role for many marine systems.
		Because krill can increase and decrease their size, it can be difficult to determine their age or an age distribution from a population of animals.
	oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /explorations/02quest/background/krill/krill.html (1336 words)

	Antarctic Krill, the engine that powers the Antarctic ecosystem
		The "zoo" means that they are animals, the "plankton" means that they float in the upper reaches of the water column and are at the mercy of the ocean currents, being able to change their position in the water column, but not able to swim against the current or migrate in the normal sense.
		Krill rise and fall in the water column depending on the time of day, they drift around in swarms that are so large it difficult to imagine, so they are either not in a particular area at all or are present in unimaginably huge quantities.
		There is a very complex ecology that has arisen involving krill and krill predators, with different species of predator feeding at different times of year at different depths and on different sizes and therefore age groups of krill.
	www.coolantarctica.com /Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/krill.htm (1229 words)

	NATURE . Penguins of the Antarctic \| PBS
		This means that Antarctic krill emit a yellow-green light that is thought to either camouflage the krill's shadow or aid the krill in mating or schooling at night.
		Krill are invertebrates that grow to about two inches in length and live in large schools, or swarms, as dense as 10,000 krill per cubic meter of water.
		Meanwhile, as ocean temperatures rise and the Antarctic sea ice melts, research suggests that krill populations may decrease as the krill are out-competed by salps, barrel-shaped filter feeders that likewise eat phytoplankton and thrive in warmer water temperatures.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/antarcticpenguins/krill.html (720 words)

	Science Show - 1 July 2006 - Krill biology and behaviour
		Robert King is a biologist who studies krill, the tiny shrimp-like marine invertebrates which are an important food source for some species of whales.
		So we decided to build a purpose-built facility which maintains the krill at zero degrees but the researchers can live comfortable at about 15 to 18 degrees, which is much better for all the experimental equipment as well of course.
		If krill didn't form these dense aggregations, there would be no whales because they simply couldn't pluck individual one-gram animals out of the sea.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/scienceshow/stories/2006/1672855.htm (1276 words)

	Ecology of Krill
		Since there is interest in developing krill as an efficient source of food for humans, it is important to understand how they survive in their natural habitat and what role they fill in the polar ecosystem.
		Krill are tiny, shrimplike organisims that live in the icy water of the polar regions.
		One reason for the krill’s vertical migration is that the microalgae on which they feed flows with the high density brine along the underside of the ice until it becomes part of the water column.
	www.eden.rutgers.edu /~cmburke/RESTORED/public_html/krillecology.html (2734 words)

	Parachuting allows krill to eat and run
		Antarctic krill, one of the largest animal resources on Earth, parachute into the deeper layers of the ocean many times a night and sequester large amounts carbon in the process.
		Krill are shrimp-like crustaceans that live in the open ocean, mainly in large swarms.
		It is estimated that Antarctic krill sequester 0.02 metric gigatons of carbon per year through this behavior, equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of 35 million cars.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-02/cp-pak020206.php (323 words)

	Turbulent times means krill help climate - life - 21 September 2006 - New Scientist
		Krill — small shrimp-like invertebrates that feed on plankton — are capable of turning the calm nocturnal sea into a churning, frothing Jacuzzi, researchers report.
		Although tiny, krill is present in such vast numbers in the world’s oceans that its biomass is at least equal to all the animal protein consumed by humans each year.
		And they were much higher: the krill elevated the turbulence by 3 to 4 orders of magnitude, and increased mixing between water layers by a factor of 100.
	www.newscientist.com /article/dn10135-turbulent-times-means-krill-help-climate.html (613 words)

	KrillCount.org -- The Antarctic Krill Conservation Project
		It is also important to note that the recent closing of krill fisheries in the North Pacific is likely to intensify pressure on Antarctic krill populations.
		Krill have high concentrations of Omega-3 fatty acids that are increasingly marketed as dietary supplements for cardiovascular health and longevity.
		Krill is promoted as a more powerful antioxidant than other fish oils, with lower levels of contaminants.
	www.krillcount.org /issues.html (608 words)

	Time to Krill? crucial antarctic ecosystem threatened
		It is the aggregating nature of krill that has enabled the baleen whales to evolve their feeding habits; if krill were any less dense, great whales would not be able to filter enough water to strain out sufficient prey, and their great size attests to the abundance of krill.
		It is still uncertain whether krill populations drift with the currents or whether they are able to maintain self-sustaining populations in particular areas, and one of the major question marks hanging over their life history is what they do over winter.
		Although the fishery for Antarctic krill is not turning out to be the cornucopia that many had imagined, it is also not turning out to be the environmental scourge that it had the potential to be; in fact, it may end up being the agent for the restoration of the Antarctic ecosystem.
	www.eco-action.org /dt/timeto.html (2476 words)

	Krill Summary
		Krill are crustaceans and have a chitinous exoskeleton made up of three segments: the cephalon (head), thorax, and the abdomen.
		Many krill are filter feeders: their front-most extremities, the thoracopods, form very fine combs with which they can filter out their food from the water.
		Most krill are swarming animals; the size and density of such swarms vary greatly depending on the species and the region.
	www.bookrags.com /Krill (3551 words)

	JMPR Monterey Bay Issues: Ecosystem Protection - Krill Harvesting
		Krill are a critical component of the marine ecosystem and fundamental to the trophic structure of the marine life within the Sanctuary.
		Krill are currently not harvested within the Sanctuary, however the potential exists for this fishery to develop in the future due to an increasing need for aquaculture feed.
		Krill have extremely powerful digestive enzymes that tend to spoil the catch by breaking down the krill's body tissue soon after death.
	www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov /jointplan/mb_krill.html (2064 words)

	ScienceDaily: Antarctic Krill Provide Carbon Sink In Southern Ocean
		Krill feed on phytoplankton near the ocean surface at night but sink deeper in the water column during the day to hide from predators.
		Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), are shrimp-like crustaceans that are one of the most important animals in the Southern Ocean.
		Krill feed on the algae found under the surface of the sea-ice, which acts as a kind of 'nursery'.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2006/02/060206230630.htm (1293 words)

	'Parachuting' krill may provide bumper carbon sink - life - 07 February 2006 - New Scientist
		Antarctic krill appear to feed at the surface of the ocean and “parachute” down to deep waters more often than previously thought, a new study reveals, suggesting they take a bigger bite out of the carbon that contributes to global warming.
		The more often the krill parachute down, the less of their faecal output remains near the surface, where bacteria are more likely to pick up the carbon it contains and cycle this back into the atmosphere, say the researchers.
		Although krill are tiny creatures, they have power in numbers, so their behaviours have a global impact.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn8684 (428 words)

	Krill (Euphausia superba)
		Krill has a circumpolar distribution and is a key food item in the Southern Ocean.
		The interaction between krill fisheries and land-based krill predators is a focus of CEMP.
		A synoptic survey of krill in Area 48 (CCAMLR-2000 survey) was conducted in 2000 to update available estimates of krill biomass in the region and to improve inputs into the biological model used to estimate precautionary catch limits for the fishery.
	www.ccamlr.org /pu/E/sc/fish-monit/hs-krill.htm (279 words)

	Krill Printout - Enchanted Learning Software
		Krill (euphausiids) are small, shrimp-like crustaceans that swim in the seas.
		Krill spend their days in the dark depths of the ocean (about 320 feet = 100 m deep), safe from their major predators (like baleen whales and sea birds).
		Krill are eaten by many organisms, including fish, squid, sea birds, and mammals (like baleen whales and some seals).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/invertebrates/crustacean/Krillprintout.shtml (354 words)

	NET.org >> Conference Adopts Stronger Protections for Antarctic Krill, New Measures to Control Pirate Fishing for ...
		Hobart, Tasmania — Species near the top of the Antarctic food web, the Patagonian toothfish, and at the base, Antarctic krill, were a major focus of discussions at the two-week meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
		There is a growing demand for Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, as fish feed for the booming aquaculture industry.
		Initiated earlier this year, the krill project has two primary objectives: to manage krill using the same monitoring, control and surveillance measures as mandated for other fisheries; and to approve precautionary, ecosystem-based catch limits at sufficiently small scales to protect Antarctic species that are dependent on krill.
	www.net.org /proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=29148 (589 words)

	EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE (tm) - Krill Lamps
		The lit portion of the Krill is 2.75 inches (7 cm) in length, about.75 inches (19 mm) shorter than the lit length (liquid portion) of a standard chem-light when standing on end.
		Kriana's literature claims the standard Krills meet the Mil-Spec minimums for chemiluminescent lamps (which specs are only 3.06 fL at 15 minutes for a 12 hour green lamp according to the literature supplied by Kriana) and that they are as bright as a chem-light after one hour's activation.
		Note, however, that the illumination is consistent over most of the Krills' rated battery life, and then only dims a barely perceptible amount towards the end of their rated life, compared to the chem-lights that start to dim after a few hours and considerably so towards the end of their ratenvgd life.
	www.equipped.com /krill.htm (3842 words)

	Swarming krill lead a turbulent life in the oceans (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Krill live in oceans around the world and are a staple food for some whale species, such as humpbacks, blue and fin whales.
		During the day, krill stay at a depth of about 100 metres, to avoid being eaten by the bigger marine animals which look for meals in shallower waters.
		On the other hand, those tail-flapping krill aren't nearly as powerful as the Skookumchuck Rapids on the Sunshine Coast, which Kunze says is probably thousands of times more powerful than all the quivers in the water caused by those tail-wagging krill.
	www.canada.com /vancouversun/news/story.html?id=520a7cfe-2b59-4021-92e5-ca7a7040cc61&k=95199 (562 words)

	Krill (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Krill is a Norwegian word meaning whale food, and indicates the importance of this species in the ecosystem.
		Krill (Euphausia superba) are small, shrimp-like animals that grow up to about 6 cm in length and live for up to 5 years.
		The developing fishery for krill raised an important conservation issue that is being addressed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
	www.antarctica.ac.uk /About_Antarctica/Wildlife/Krill/index.html (217 words)

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