Krill -- still an enigma

During the 1970s, several factors conspired together to turn the attention of many of the world's major fishing nations towards some of the untapped resources of the oceans. Since that time, the Antarctic krill fishery has been developing quickly -- but hardly dramatically. Nonetheless, it has...

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Main Author: McElroy, James
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0308-597X(82)90026-4
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Summary:During the 1970s, several factors conspired together to turn the attention of many of the world's major fishing nations towards some of the untapped resources of the oceans. Since that time, the Antarctic krill fishery has been developing quickly -- but hardly dramatically. Nonetheless, it has been in an exponential growth phase which, if maintained, would push krill to the top of the species table in the next few years.