13 out of 18 species of penguin are threatened or endangered and all are in steady decline and face extinction. While there are a number of factors responsible, overfishing is one of them.
Penguins, whales, seals, albatrosses and petrels depend on krill as a food source; but the population of krill, a tiny crustacean, is in danger from the growing demand for health supplements and food for fish farms. Most krill fished are used as fish-farm feed and to produce Omega 3 oil and other health supplements.
If penguins are to survive a possible extinction, they must have an available food source. We ask Aker BioMarine to put a moratorium on krill fishing and give penguin populations time to recover.
Aker BioMarine
Chief Executive Officer, Helge Midttun
Nostegaten 58
Bergen, Hordaland 5011
Norway
Phone: 47 55 96 70 00
Fax: 47 55 32 11 15
Aker BioMarine ASA
Fjordallèen 16
P.o.Box 1423 Vika
0115 Oslo
Norway
Phone: +47 24 13 00 00
Fax: +47 24 13 01 1o
http://akerbiomarine.com/
