Antarctic shrimp, also known as Antarctic Krill, is considered the `food warehouse of the world in the future`, with an estimated ocean population of about 30 trillion animals and about 50 to 150 million tons.
The active area of this small crustacean is concentrated in the open sea near Antarctica. It is a very small marine shrimp, its length is no more than 6cm, weighs about 2 grams, and is not as long as an inch.
Few people would expect that this small creature is an extremely important link in nurturing the ocean’s giant ecosystem.
The largest animals on Earth such as blue whales, fin whales… consider Antarctic shrimp as their main food source.
Although Antarctic shrimp are food for many living creatures, they are still one of the most numerous species in the ocean.
Each female Antarctic shrimp can lay 6,000 to 10,000 eggs at a time and can lay multiple batches of eggs in a single breeding season.
In addition to their extremely strong reproductive ability, the Antarctic shrimp’s food is phytoplankton in the ocean.
Antarctic shrimp lay eggs. Due to the lack of adhesion in seawater, the eggs will float in the water, hatching naturally based on the nutrients in the eggs.
The survival rate is relatively high, combined with the characteristic of operating at night, Antarctic shrimp during this period can survive healthily.
Thanks to their strong reproductive ability and adequate food, as of now, Antarctic shrimp `confidently` ensures that they will not be eaten up.
In fact, Earth’s ecosystem is a wonderful balance, with a large population of Antarctic shrimp supporting countless species of fish, birds and marine mammals.
Currently, due to human fishing activities and climate change, the number of whales has decreased greatly, causing the number of Antarctic shrimp to remain very large.
Source: Sohu