The Guardian | Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing by Karen McVeigh

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The Guardian | Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing by Karen McVeigh

Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem

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In Antarctica, one of our planet’s last great wildernesses, a remarkable comeback is taking place.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/26/antarctic-whales-comeback-threatened-industrial-krill-fishing-southern-ocean

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