Krill

A new $65 million support vessel for their krill harvesting operations in Antarctic waters has been commissioned by Aker BioMarine.

Aker BioMarine's krill harvesting vessel, The Antarctic Endurance, as been launched by Ernest Shackleton's grand-daughter at a ceremony in Ålesund this week.

A joint commitment to ensure that krill fishery operations don’t have a negative impact on Antarctic Peninsula penguin colonies has been launched today.

A pair of research projects that aim to shed more light on krill stocks in the Southern Ocean have been awarded funding.

The largest krill fishery in the world, which is a key supplier of omega-3 ingredients for the aquaculture feed industry, has received the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s highest sustainability ra…

​Representatives from the seafood industry, including BioMar, and conservation groups have agreed to support the creation of marine protected areas, including large no-fishing zones in the Antarctic.

Aker BioMarine, the largest producer of krill-based products in the world, was named the most innovative company in Europe in this year’s European Business Awards.

The Antarctic krill fishery was the only reduction fishery on the planet to receive an “A” rating from The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) for the third year in a row.

Frank Grebstad takes a look back at his time harvesting krill - a key ingredient of the aquafeed industry - in the Southern Ocean for Aker Biomarine.

How krill could be key for both the aquafeed industry and human health.