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🚨 The Antarctic krill fishery is catching more krill, but that does not mean there are more krill in the Southern Ocean. 🚨

The fishery has now reached its 620,000-tonne catch limit for the second year in a row. Just two years ago, around 341,000 tonnes of krill were caught. Since then, catches have increased by more than 80%.

So what changed?

NOT the amount of krill available. Instead, the rules governing where vessels can fish.

A key management measure that helped distribute fishing effort across different areas expired in 2024. Without those safeguards, vessels can now concentrate their catch in some of the most ecologically important areas of the Southern Ocean.

And that matters because these are the same areas where penguins, whales, seals and other wildlife depend on dense concentrations of krill for food.

🐋 Whales need krill. 🐧 Penguins need krill. 🦭 Seals need krill.

The fact that the fishery stays within its overall catch limit does not mean the fishery is working. If vessels can repeatedly reach that limit early by concentrating fishing in critical wildlife feeding areas, the management system is not adequately protecting the ecosystem.

CCAMLR's own Scientific Committee has already warned that the current concentration of krill fishing is not precautionary.

We need management that considers where, when and how much krill is caught, adopts safeguards against concentrated fishing, and protects the places where wildlife depends on krill most.

The Southern Ocean does not have more krill to spare. The rules have simply allowed more of the catch to come from the places wildlife needs them most.

CCAMLR Members have an opportunity to change that this October. They must act.

Read our statement: https://www.asoc.org/news/asoc-statement-fishing-trigger-limit/