Monday, October 21, 2013

Tiny Sea Creatures Are Heading for Extinction, and Could Take Local Fisheries With Them

Calanoid copepods are a plankton species that are a vital food source for fish larvae and therefore important for all commercial fisheries. (Credit: Paul Jones, Deakin University)
A species of cold water plankton in the North Atlantic that is a vital food source for fish such as cod and hake is in decline as the oceans warm.  This will put pressure on the fisheries that rely on abundant supplies of these fish.

Tiny Sea Creatures Are Heading for Extinction, and Could Take Local Fisheries With Them
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