Boycott Krill Supplements (to save the whales)
Krill is one of the main foods eaten by whales, and experts say there is no ‘sustainable version’, as krill is such an important part of the food chain, that it needs to kept in the seas.
Yet many health stores (including Boots) continue to sell krill supplements, even though they have been asked not to by those campaigning to save marine creatures.
Holland & Barrett recently announced that after learning of the issues, it will no longer sell krill supplements. If this chain can do it, so can Boots.
Krill oil is simply an omega 3 fatty acid. You can get these from food (nuts and seeds) or take a plant-based omega 3 supplement).
Atlantic krill is particularly important for blue and humpback whales, as well as being an important food source in the southern ocean for seals, penguins and fish.
As hundreds of whales feed, industrial krill super trawlers move in – massive vessels from China, Norway and Ukraine. These ships haul in enormous quantities of krill, often dragging their massive nets through pods of whales, seals and rafts of penguins.
Every time someone buys a krill supplement, they’re supporting the destruction of Antarctica. It has to stop. Sea Shepherd
