Climate Change: Fish Forced to Move to Colder Waters, Study Says

[jpak]

http://www.designntrend.com/articles/4370/20130517/climate-change-fish-forced-move-colder-waters-study.htm

Rising sea temperatures are forcing fish and other marine life to migrate to cooler, deeper waters, according to a new study.

Researchers from the University of British Columbia studied the movements of 968 species of marine life for the three-decade long study. While previous studies followed the migration patterns of fish and invertebrates within a specific region, this was the first that looked at the far-reaching effects climate change had on species across the entire planet.

"One way for marine animals to respond to ocean warming is by moving to cooler regions," says the study's lead author William Cheung, an assistant professor at UBC's Fisheries Centre.

"As a result, places like New England on the northeast coast of the U.S. saw new species typically found in warmer waters, closer to the tropics," Cheung added. "Meanwhile in the tropics, climate change meant fewer marine species and reduced catches, with serious implications for food security."

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[limpyhobbler]

1. It's hot out there for a fish. nt

[flamingdem]

2. I wonder when humans will be saying that..

.. yikes