Marine Food Chain Affected by Global Warming

If you've been around this issue for a decade or more,
you will remember that Carbon industry lobbyists
promised us that CO2 would 'fertilize' the sea. We
were going to feed the world with the bountiful catch
from un-baited hooks. The industry would even trot out
'scientists' who would assure us of this. The lobbyists
and their shill scientists are gone now that their lie
is exposed, just like rats into the sewer.

-.-. --.- Roger

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Marine food chain link being affected by global warming
By Michael Drake, 21 November 2005

Irish Sea plankton, a major link in the marine food chain, is being
affected by global warming, according to a new WWF report.

It is also claimed certain fish, including John Dorys, usually found in
waters off the south west coast of the UK, are now being caught in
Northern Irish waters.

Fish are increasingly threatened by the effects of climate change as
temperatures rise in rivers, lakes and oceans, the report adds.

It says hotter water means less food, less offspring and even less
oxygen for marine and freshwater fish populations.

"As climate change increases the pressure on fish populations, already
strained to the limit by overfishing, pollution and habitat loss, the
outlook is pretty grim for our fish species," said Malachy Campbell,
Policy Officer, WWF Northern Ireland.

"We must act urgently on both climate emissions and fishing to protect
fish populations as they are one of the world's most valuable
biological, nutritional and economic assets."

The rest:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...p?story=670262