[2] In Japan, E. pacifica is called isada krill or tsunonashi okiami (ツノナシオキアミ).

E. pacifica is fished from Cape Inubō north.

[2] The annual catch of krill in Japanese seas is limited to 70,000 metric tonnes by government regulations.

E. pacifica is also fished, albeit on a smaller scale, in the waters of British Columbia, Canada.

[2] E. pacifica is a major food item for various fish, including Pacific cod, Alaska pollock, chub mackerel, sand lance, North Pacific hake, Pacific herring, dogfish, sablefish, Pacific halibut, chinook salmon and coho salmon.