Krill are small crustaceans that live in the ocean. They are a type of shrimp, and they are very important to the food chain.
The krill are a major food source for whales.
Krill are a type of shrimp, and they are very important to the food chain.
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shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
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The fishery of krill is on the order of 90,000 tonnes per year.
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The Krill fishing operation is complex.
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The other contender is the Antarctic krill.
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Krill are an important element of the food chain.
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It eats krill and Squid in the Northern seas.
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The polar cod feeds on plankton and krill.
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Krill constitute the next biggest source of protein.
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Each gulp provides the whale with approximately of krill.
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After the final furcilia stage, the krill resembles the adult.
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At 15 mm the juvenile krill resembles the habitus of the adults.