Antarctica’s krill fishery closes early again, here’s why that matters

Antarctica’s krill fishery closes early again, here’s why that matters

The industry has ceased operations ahead of schedule for a second year running, showing current management approaches don’t work and must be reformed.  According to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference report published last month, the continent’s Krill fishery closed on 12th August — just 24 hours after World Krill Day. The decision to stop fishing was taken after the catch limit of 620,000 tonnes was reached.  …