The Antarctic Commission failed again to approve new marine protected areas following talks in Hobart, per Market Herald.
Environmental groups warn that continued krill fishing threatens Antarctic wildlife, as reported by WWF Australia.
Scientists call for an end to krill catches near Antarctica while governments debate quotas, according to the Washington Post.
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 E10 institutions, E13 civilizations, E6 organisms, E8 minds and E11 organizations.
Here it is a dynamic between ecosystems, institutions and civilizations: marine protected areas and Antarctic wildlife (E7 ecosystems), with governments and quotas (E10 institutions), and Antarctic Commission (E13 civilizations).
The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: marine protected areas, Antarctic wildlife.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: governments, quotas.
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 minds and discovery. In this briefing: Scientists.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: WWF Australia.