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Phytoplankton gets eaten by krill and other tiny critters. These, in turn, get eaten by slightly bigger animals, like this squid (which we suspect may be a Psychroteuthis glacialis). Squid get gobbled up by many of the larger animals that live in and around Antarctic waters, from storm petrels to emperor penguins. It’s all part of an important food web that ties everything together in our global Ocean. This footage was collected at 1,126 meters depth during the #AntarcticClimateConnections exped

Antarctica is one of the last truly wild places on Earth. But a booming krill industry is threatening the foundation of the Southern Ocean’s food web, disrupting ecosystems across the globe. Krill may be tiny, but they play a colossal role in sustaining Antarctic life, from penguins to whales. Now, industrial fishing is decimating this keystone species to feed farmed salmon and meet the global demand for pet food and krill oil. Meanwhile CCAMLR, the framework in place to protect the Antarctic’s