Norway’s proposal to double krill harvests raises tension at Antarctic conservation summit

Norway proposed almost doubling the catch limit for krill in the Southern Ocean during the annual conference of the intergovernmental body that manages Antarctic fisheries taking place Oct. 20-31, according to confidential documents seen by Mongabay. The proposal heightened diplomatic tensions at the meeting, which had already been overshadowed by the arrest of a Ukrainian … Continue reading Norway’s proposal to double krill harvests raises tension at Antarctic conservation summit