ABOARD THE ALLANKAY off Antarctica (AP) — The Antarctic Endeavour glides across the water’s silky surface as dozens of fin whales spray rainbows from their blowholes into a fairy tale icescape of massive glaciers. But as a patrol of environmentalists approaches the Chilean super trawler in an inflatable boat, the cruder realities of modern industrial fishing come into view. From one of the ship’s drain holes, a steaming pink sludge cascades into the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean.
Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the cornerstone of a fragile ecosystem