Assessment of the Risks Posed to an Antarctic Keystone Species, Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), Through Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants

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POPs are subject to a global treaty seeking to reduce and eventually eliminate these chemicals from the environment. Inhibiting the development of effective intervention strategies is a lack of knowledge regarding biological dose-response and cause-effect relationships. The proposed study will develop multiple endpoint assays to investigate these species-specific relationships and undertake a multidisciplinary risk assessment of increasing POP levels to E. superba. The research will fulfil national treaty requirements and represents an excellent opportunity to advance the field of polar and marine POP ecotoxicology. Outcomes will be critical for the sustainable management of a commercial resource and a pressured keystone species.