International Marine Science Journal
Open Access
Global importance of supporting the krill to whale component of the pelagic food web associated with migrations following deep sea seamounts
Jul 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2643-0282.imsj-25-5590
Bruce R. HodgsonCorresponding author
The main diet of baleen whales is krill in the Arctic, Antarctic and during migrations in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Hence, the aim of this paper is to quantify the global importance of the krill to baleen whale component of the pelagic food web and possible feedback loops. That was un…