Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds | Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows (www.theguardian.com)
from floofloof@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 25 Feb 16:13
https://lemmy.ca/post/60960775

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/34570874

This is above and beyond what overfishing does. Per the article

“Historically, overfishing has been the main driver of biomass declines in many of the world’s fisheries [and] according to the FAO [UN Food and Agriculture Organization] the proportion of overfished stocks globally continues to rise,” said Ortuño Crespo, who was not involved in the study. “The current challenge is that this overfishing crisis is being further exacerbated by ocean warming and deoxygenation.”

The paper is here

#world