Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

The team, based at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), found that between 1989 and 2010 gentoo penguins ate approximately equal amounts of crustaceans, (mainly Antarctic krill, a small shrimp-like ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...

One key finding was that these penguins feed on lobster krill, a crucial food source for many predators in the South Atlantic. In one scenario, a camera on a gentoo’s back revealed that the bird ...

It will use changes in the degree of red coloration detected by satellites to track its quarry: a tiny shrimp smaller than ...

And the emperor is not alone: More than half of the world's 19 penguin species are in danger of extinction because krill, the keystone of the Antarctic marine food chain, has declined by as much 80 ...

And the emperor is not alone: More than half of the world's 19 penguin species are in danger of extinction because krill, the keystone of the Antarctic marine food chain, has declined by as much 80 ...

They might look a bit clumsy on land, but penguins are brilliant swimmers. They can dive down to 180m – though they tend to catch their food (mainly krill and fish) much closer to the surface.

seals and penguins struggling to survive. China’s leaders say they want a seven-fold increase in krill production, according to a recent report in the state-owned China Daily newspaper.

Krill are just a few centimetres long fully ... Marine wildlife - including whales, penguins, seals and seabirds – all feed on these diminutive creatures. However, conservation scientists ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change ...