: planktonic crustaceans and their larvae (order or suborder Euphausiacea and especially genus Euphausia) that constitute the principal food of baleen whales
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The seals’ population decline is also tied to climate change, the IUCN found, which is reducing the availability of krill, their main food source.
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Their diet includes fish, squid, crabs, krill and other sea life.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Fishing in Antarctica for krill surged to a record last season, forcing an early closure of fishing activity for the first time.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Even baleen whales eat swarms of tiny animals known as krill.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Their diet includes fish, squid, crabs, krill and other sea life.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Fishing in Antarctica for krill surged to a record last season, forcing an early closure of fishing activity for the first time.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Even baleen whales eat swarms of tiny animals known as krill.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Krill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/krill. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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: small crustaceans and their larvae that make up plankton and form a major food of baleen whales
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