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Antarctica is a continent; fish exist in water.
There are various fish that can survive in the waters around Antarctica: the Southern Ocean. They thrive there because they have adapted to their environment.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoAntarctica is a continent and fish live in the sea.
The Southern Ocean sea ice freezes from the top, to a depth of perhaps eight feet.
Fish remain in the liquid water, which because of the high mineral content, can measure to 27 degrees F, and thus, they remain alive.
As well, scientists have found a natural anti-freeze in some fish eyes, so that these animals can lift their eyes above the water line into the colder ambient air, and not freeze before the fish looks around and dives again into the liquid water.
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∙ 9y agoKrill are sea animals -- Antarctica is a continent. Krill survive in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica, because it is their natural environment.
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Where do krill live around Antarctica?
Krill survive in the Southern Ocean which surrounds the Antarctic continent.
How do Antarctic krill survive?
Antarctica is a continent and krill are sea animals. The liquid sea is always warmer than the ambient temperature in Antarctica. The cold Southern Ocean is a natural habitat for krill.
What does fish in antarctica eat?
Marine animals in the Southern Ocean -- which surrounds Antarctica -- survive on the short food chain there, where krill form the base.
What is krill used for from antarctica?
Krill is the bottom of the short food chain in the oceans around Antarctica.
Do krill breed in Antarctica?
No. Krill breed in the Southern Ocean that surrounds the continent of Antarctica. They do not breed on land.
What part of antarctica does krill come from?
Krill are the foundation of the food chain in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica.
What is being done to stop krill fishing in Antarctica?
There is no commercial krill fishing in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica.
Do plankton live in Antarctica?
No, Antarctica is a continent and krill live in salt water. The Southern Ocean which surrounds the continent, however, is home to krill, specifically Euphasia subperba, Antarctic krill, which form the base of the food chain in that ocean.
Why do fisherman come and kill krill in antarctica?
because they ike krill
What helps the penguin survive Antarctica?
The fish often swim in the colder water and same with krill, so the penguins can survive by catching the fish and eating some then later on feeding to their pupils.
What whales eat in Antarctica?
Krill
Is climate change already affecting penguins in Antarctica?
Yes. Phytoplankton (algae) grow under the ice shelves of Antarctica. Warmer water is affecting the growth of phytoplanktons. Krill (zooplankton) need them to survive. These two are vital links in the food chain of the Antarctic. Penguins need krill and the fish that feed on krill. Climate change is damaging the food chain in Antarctica and threatening the lives of all the animals there, including the penguins.
