The krill fishing industry produces krillmeal for farmed fish and pet food, but the most high value and well known product is krill oil supplements. According to our research, Australia sells considerably more of these premium nutraceuticals than the global average, all sourcing their krill oil from Norwegian company AkerBiomarine that catches two thirds of the annual quota.

The supplement industry is booming, with the marketing outpacing the science on the clinical benefits of krill oil capsules.Marketed as a cleaner, more pristine source of omega-3s from Antarctica, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Hauling krill, the keystone species of the entire Antarctic marine ecosystem straight out of the mouths of the whales, penguins and seals that rely on it to survive is the antithesis of clean.