Age riddle confounds fair fishing for krill

Antarctic krill may be one of the last substantial marine living resources that is not over-exploited. But there are plans to expand the fishery to ensure krill fisheries remain sustainable under expansion. Researchers are attempting to age Antarctic krill, Euphoausia superba, to gain a better understanding of their life span and population structures.

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