Krill covers the biology, ecology and commercial exploitation of krill.

Drawing on the experience in each, the ecosystem approach to management is discussed in detail and how it might be applied more widely, for example, in forage fisheries.

Contents

1. Sampling Krill
2. Distribution and Standing Stock
   • Direct Sampling
   • Acoustic Estimation of Krill Abundance
   • Biological Observations
3. Aggregation and Vertical Migration
   • Japanese Waters
   • Canadian Waters
   • The Southern Ocean
4. Population Parameters
5. Reproduction in Euphausiacea
6. Role of Krill in Marine Food Webs
   • Japanese Waters
   • Canadian Waters
   • The Southern Ocean
7. Ecosystem Dynamics Involving Krill
8. Krill Harvesting
9. Products Derived from Krill
10. Management of Krill Fisheries in Japanese Waters
11. Management of Krill Fisheries in the Southern Ocean
12. Management of Krill Fisheries in Canadian Waters
13. Krill Fisheries and the Future

Index

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