Fish Are Shrinking Due To Global Warming

Posted by majestic on July 21, 2009

Fish have lost half their average body mass and smaller species are making up a larger proportion of European fish stocks as a result of global warming, a study published Monday has found.

“It’s huge,” said study author Martin Daufresne of the Cemagref Public Agricultural and Environmental Research Institute in Lyon, France.

“Size is a fundamental characteristic that is linked to a number of biological functions, such as fecundity — the capacity to reproduce.”

Smaller fish tend to produce fewer eggs. They also provide less sustenance for predators – including humans – which could have significant implications for the food chain and ecosystem.

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