The Antarctic Commission failed again to approve new marine protected areas following talks in Hobart, per Marketsherald.com.
Environmental groups warn that continued krill fishing threatens Antarctic wildlife, as reported by WWF Australia.
Meanwhile, oceanographer calls for an end to krill catches near Antarctica while governments debate quotas, Washington Post reports.
Scientists are also studying the impact of climate change on Antarctic ecosystems, including unusual weather patterns such as those observed on Vega Island, according to NASA.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E7, ecosystems; the pressure it names: wildlife threat. Its words also reach E13 civilizations, E6 organisms, E11 organizations and E10 institutions.
Here it is a dynamic between ecosystems, civilizations and organisms: marine protected areas, Antarctic wildlife, climate change and weather patterns (E7 ecosystems), with Antarctic Commission (E13 civilizations), and krill fishing (E6 organisms).
The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: marine protected areas, Antarctic wildlife, climate change, weather patterns.
The floor of patterns across many states. In this briefing: Antarctic Commission.
The floor of bodies and health. In this briefing: krill fishing.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: oceanographer.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: quotas.