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SUMMARY:Sustainability of Antarctic krill - Dr Simeon Hill\, British Antar
 ctic Survey
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CONTACT:Sophie Fielding
DESCRIPTION:The sustainability of krill fisheries has become a hot topic w
 ith many commentators willing to pronounce on whether krill fishing is or 
 is not sustainable. This has real world implications. The Marine Stewardsh
 ip Council claims that krill products carrying its ecolable “communicate
  sustainability to customers” while a major North American retailer has 
 withdrawn krill products “until it evaluates the sustainability of its s
 upply”.  These actions affect the purchasing decisions of consumers and 
 consequently both the demand for krill and the conduct of the fishery. The
  main krill products on sale are omega 3 diet supplements and the industry
  supplying this market has an interest in ensuring that its products are s
 ustainable. In this talk\, prepared for industry bodies\, I explain the im
 portant concepts behind the notion of sustainability and the issues associ
 ated with krill management. While current krill catches are a small fracti
 on of the available biomass\, there are still issues to be resolved to man
 age the risks associated with further expansion of the fishery. I also dis
 cuss the ecosystem approach to fisheries which was championed in the Johan
 nesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development\, and which requires stakeh
 olders to work together to find compromises between their various objectiv
 es. Cooperation between the industry\, conservationists\, scientists and r
 esource managers is the best approach for ensuring sustainability.
LOCATION:British Antarctic Survey\, Room 330B
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