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Podcast: Is Krill Fishing in the Antarctic Sustainable?

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Krill oil and krill fishing made headlines recently as Greenpeace released their report into fishing practices in the Antarctic.

'License to Krill' investigates how krill fishing has the potential to put, in their words, 'an entire food web' at risk. Given sustainability concerns, some retailers in the UK are questioning stocking krill products, but Cilia Holmes Indahl, Sustainability Director at Aker BioMarine, says krill fishing in the Antarctic is one of the most heavily regulated industries and the supply is sustainable.

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