{"id":246835,"date":"2024-03-13T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/earth911-special-video-event-how-saving-krill-could-help-save-the-planet\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T11:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:15:04","slug":"earth911-special-video-event-how-saving-krill-could-help-save-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/earth911-special-video-event-how-saving-krill-could-help-save-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth911 Special Video Event: How Saving Krill Could Help Save The Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tune in for an important conversation about the future of\u00a0<\/span>krill<\/span>, the\u00a0<\/span>billions of tiny crustaceans<\/span>\u00a0that are a keystone in the food chain of the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica. Overfishing of krill to make Omega-3 oil products also threatens a vital carbon sink that pulls planet-warming CO2 from the environment. This special video event features environmental journalist\u00a0<\/span>Ashlan Cousteau<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>EarthEcho International<\/span>, Doug Heske, Dan Wheeler, and Matt Zimmer of\u00a0<\/span>Newday Impact Investing<\/span>, Millicent Pitts CEO of\u00a0<\/span>Ocean Exchange<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Monger.fish<\/span>\u00a0Founding Principal Aaron Niederhelman,\u00a0<\/span>Philipp Stratton<\/span>, President and CEO of\u00a0<\/span>Ocean Power Technologies<\/span>, environmental activist\u00a0<\/span>Melissa Walton<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>Elizabeth Kim<\/span>, director of the U.S. State Department\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Krill and many other species could be protected by introducing marine protected areas, or MPAs,…<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n