According to Inside Climate News, Antarctica's industrial krill fishing fleet halted operations ahead of schedule for the second consecutive year after reaching its seasonal catch limit. The vessels had been harvesting krill, the tiny shrimp-like crustaceans, from waters around the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Orkney region.
Whale numbers have rebounded in the Southern Ocean, but scientists worry that commercial fishing pressure could threaten that comeback. The early halt demonstrates that catch limits are being enforced, yet it also underscores how quickly the fishing fleet reaches its allowed take amid growing industrial activity.
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