fishing and whaling

Question 1

how much krill is there estimated to be in the southern ocean

Answer 1

400 million tons

Question 2

why is krill important to its ecosystem

Answer 2

its a keystone species and a major food source for lots of species

Question 3

when did fishing for krill begin

Answer 3

1970

Question 4

what was created in 1982 to set the catch limits of krill

Answer 4

convention on conservation of antarctic marine living resources - CCAMLR

Question 5

what year did the CCAMLR set a catch limit on krill

Answer 5

1991

Question 6

what have krill populations dropped from and from when

Answer 6

80% since 1970s

Question 7

what effect will climate change have on krill

Answer 7

ice is retreating which is where the algae and plankton that krill feed off live

Question 8

what did whaling provide in 1910

Answer 8

50% of the world’s catch

Question 9

what is proof that whaling has caused irreversible damage to this day

Answer 9

blue whales are critically endangered

Question 10

what did whale populations decline by in the 1960s due to overkilling

Answer 10

90%

Question 11

what was set up in 1994 which banned whaling

Answer 11

international whaling commission created southern ocean whale sanctuary SOWS

Question 12

what is proof that whaling is hard to govern in antarctica

Answer 12

japan and norway still whale for ‘scientific research’