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SCAR Krill Action Group online workshop to evaluate change in the krill-based food web and to develop solutions for the future sampling of krill

26-30 April 2021

Background information for the workshop

The SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) provides a forum to guide research directions, promote collaboration, improve understanding of krill biology and ecology, and facilitate information exchange. A key activity in 2021 will be a scientific workshop, supported by WWF, which aims to address one of the major issues in current understanding of Antarctic krill ecology: How the krill-based food web changes over time.

SCAR Krill Action Group online workshop to evaluate change in the krill-based food web and to develop solutions for the future sampling of krill

26-30 April 2021

This document adds to the information provided in the original background document.  It contains detailed information for the workshop, including the background to the workshop, its objectives, the timetable, includeing a schedule of topics, and the proposed workshop output.

The SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) provides a forum to guide research directions, promote collaboration, improve understanding of krill biology and ecology, and facilitate information exchange. A key activity in 2021 is a scientific workshop, supported by WWF, which aims to address one of the major issues in current understanding of Antarctic krill ecology: How the krill-based food web changes over time. What do indices of krill, derived from variety sampling methods including predators and the krill fishery itself, tell us about change in the amounts and distribution of krill?

Proposal for a New SCAR KRILL Action Group (SKAG) under the Life Sciences Group, February 2018

Development of a Krill stock hypothesis (KSH) for CCAMLR area 48: Report of the online workshop of the SCAR Krill Expert Group (SKEG), 20-24th March 2023.

Meyer, B., Kawaguchi, S., Arata, J., Atkinson, A., Bernard, K., Hill, S., Parker, S., Sylvester, Z.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8130840

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.12571138

Report of the annual meeting of the SCAR Krill Action Group held online

7-11 March 2022 via Zoom

DOI 10.5281/zenodo.6780075

Evaluating change within the krill-based food web and developing solutions for the future sampling of krill: Report of the online SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) workshop, 26-30 April 2021.

Atkinson A., Meyer  B., Kawaguchi S., Hill S, Arata J.A., Driscoll R., Conroy J.A., Perry F.A., Reid K., Kent R., Coch C. (2021) Evaluating change in the krill-based food web and developing solutions for the future sampling of krill. Report of the online SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) Workshop, 26-30 April 2021. 12 pp doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4776335.

Report of 2nd Annual Meeting of the SCAR Krill Action Group, June 2019

Annual online workshop of the SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG)

7-11 March 2022

Agenda

Form for applying for travel support to the 2019 SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) meeting. See related news post for details.