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“Education has always been a core part of our mission,
which is why we work extensively with schools and
universities. We have expanded into five countries over the
past nine years and work closely with various partners and
ambassadors to promote our work and message”,
TALE OF AN ORCA explains Berit Legrand, founder of TAF
This engaging conference on the interdependence of
all living things, from tiny crustaceans to humans, was
followed by a screening of Tahlequah the Whale: A The term krill, which refers to tiny
Dance of Grief, an award-winning animated short by crustaceans found in all the world’s
American film-maker Daniel Kreizberg (given special DID oceans in varying concentrations, is a
mention at animation festival Animayo on the Spanish YOU Norwegian word meaning ‘small fry of
island of Gran Canaria). It tells the heart-breaking tale KNOW? fish’. There are 82 known species of krill.
of a mother orca and her newborn calf, illustrating the These small organisms measure up to
plight of a vulnerable species increasingly exposed to
various industry-driven threats. As well as highlighting 6 cm and can live for 11 years. They live in swarms of up to 30,000
the maternal instinct of these majestic mammals, the individuals per cubic meter. Blue whales can ingest up to four
film portrays the cycle of marine life. By organising tonnes of krill per day. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) were
this event, The Animal Fund helped promote an placed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2015.
intensely moving film that has garnered praise from
the likes of Jane Goodall, the British ethologist and
anthropologist famous for her pioneering research on
the relationship between humans and animals.
IN
Through the lens of both science and art, this public
event at Monaco Ocean Week focused attention on FIGURES
the delicate balance of marine ecosystems and our
responsibilities as humans. ■ 455,000 tonnes of Antarctic krill were captured in 2020;
Source: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022, part I, FAO report
■ the growth rate of Antarctic krill slows when temperatures
rise above 0.5°C;
Source: A Atkinson et al, ‘Natural Growth Rates in Antarctic Krill (Euphausia
superba)’, Limnology and Oceanography 51(2) (2006)
■ the embryonic developmental stage, of krill will be at risk
by 2100 due to the projected increase in CO concentrations
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in their habitat.
Source: S Kawaguchi et al, ‘Risk Maps for Antarctic Krill Under Projected
Southern Ocean Acidification’, Nature Climate Change 3 (2013)