The krill fishery is currently expanding, partly to supply aquafeed markets.  We propose to review the development of this fishery and the potential for it making a substantial contribution to aquafeed supplies.  We will split the review process into two sections. 

Phase I will consist of a review of the sustainability and economics of global krill fisheries.  Only if this initial review indicates that the krill fishery is likely to be both sustainable and make a substantial (economically relevant) contribution to aquafeeds will the nutritional aspects of krill be reviewed (Phase II).    

In addition to an overview of krill ecology this review will require substantial input from fishery ecologists, fishing organisations, nutritionalists, feed-suppliers, and economists.  This review will build on contacts made during the earlier review, expertise within SAMS and contacts within polar ecologists/biologists (notably those at the British Antarctic Survey).