World Krill Day 2026 with Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau

So what is, what is krill?

Amazing.

Okay.

So let's just start with that.

So krill are these cute little, um, ish, uh, crustaceans.

They're similar to a shrimp, but they're a little bit bigger.

They're about the size, when they're full grown, they're about the size of a human thumb.

So not tiny, but not big.

Uh, they are one of the, um, most...

This is where people get a little confused.

There are a lot of krill in the ocean.

There are a lot of krill in the ocean.

But the krill that we have in the ocean are, um, like, are actually live in very specific areas, so they're easy to catch.

Um, so number one, so just keep that in mind for later.

So krill are amazing.

Krill are also a keystone species, especially let's talk very specifically about the Southern Ocean, down around Antarctica.

Every creature you can think of in Antarctica, from sea birds to penguins, to whales, to seals.

Did I already say seals? Uh, but everybody-

[laughs]

... either eats krill directly or eats something that eats krill directly.

So krill are usually either one or two-step removed.

That's it.

Yeah.

So without krill in the Southern Ocean-

Crazy