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A record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger an unprecedented end to fishing season

Ocean-Fisheries-Antarctic-Krill_83131MIAMI (AP) — Trawling near Antarctica for krill — a crustacean central to the diet of whales and a critical buffer to global warming — has surged to a record and is fast approaching a never before reached seasonal catch limit that would trigger the unprecedented early closure of the remote fishery, The Associated Press has learned.