Our Mission
The Association of Responsible Krill harvesting companies, ARK, brings together the krill fishing industry
to foster the development of a sustainable fishery on Antarctic krill
to coordinate and cooperate with the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) on the provision of research and information on krill and the krill fishery
to support scientific research and educational initiatives of CCAMLR to manage the krill fishery on a sustainable basis.
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ARK played a key role during the 2019 large-scale krill survey, which estimated krill biomass for the whole of Area 48. The overall biomass estimated was 62.6 million tonnes, a result very similar to the CCAMLR 2000 Survey.
ARK has committed to conducting annual transects at selected areas, following the advice from CCAMLR’s Scientific Committee (SC-CAMLR) to understand changes in krill density.
ARK implemented Voluntary Restricted Zones (VRZs) to protect sensitive areas for penguins during the critical breeding season. A new year-round protection zone was adopted during its second annual Review Process.
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