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- Aug 12, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Antarctic Krill Fishery Closes Early for a Second Year at 620,000 Tonnes
- The 2026 season ended on 12 August when the catch reached CCAMLR's 620,000-tonne trigger level, the second early closure in a row[1]
- In 2025 the Area 48 fishery closed on 1 August at the same limit, the first time it had been reached[1]
- About 11 vessels fished in 2026, spread across Subareas 48.1 and 48.2 over about 1,000 km; nearly 90% of the Antarctic Peninsula catch came after 1 April, outside the penguin breeding season[1][2]
- The trigger level is about 11% of CCAMLR's 5.61-million-tonne precautionary catch limit for Area 48 and under 1% of the roughly 63 million tonnes of krill estimated by the 2019 survey[1]
- Conservation groups called the repeat closure a sign of pressure on the fishery, while ASOC and WWF objections to its MSC recertification were pending[4]
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- [1]90%thefishsite.com/articles/antarctic-krill-fishery-closes-for-2026thefishsite.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Aug 12, 2026 ✓· 29% of score
The Fish Site[4], 14 August 2026: 'The Antarctic krill fishery concluded its 2026 season on 12 August after reaching the 620,000-tonne precautionary catch limit'.
- [2]85%The Antarctic krill fishery closes for 2026, as precautionary management measures take effect (Aker BioMarine)akerbiomarine.com· Published Aug 13, 2026· 24% of score
Aker BioMarine (Oslo, 13 August 2026): the season concluded 'this week'; fishing spread over Subareas 48.1 and 48.2 across about 1,000 km; the 620,000-tonne trigger is about 11% of the 5.61-million-tonne precautionary limit for Area 48.
- [3]75%Antarctic krill fishery set to close this week (Aker QRILL Company)theqrillcompany.com· Published Aug 12, 2026· 24% of score
The harvesting company's notice of 12 August 2026 that its vessels were ceasing fishing and preparing to leave the grounds.[1]
- [4]75%Antarctic krill fishery faces another early closure (The Fish Site)thefishsite.com· Published Aug 12, 2026· 24% of score
Conservation groups' view before the closure: a second early shutdown shows pressure on the fishery; ASOC and WWF objections to the fishery's MSC recertification were still under consideration.[1]
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