Studies Show Major Fish Populations Are Relocating to North, South Poles
Scientists at the University of Glasgow in Scotland say their research shows that the majority of fish populations in the world’s oceans are responding to climate change by relocating towards colder waters nearer the north and south poles.
This latest study, released on May 31, identifies many marine fish populations shifting toward the Earth’s poles or moving to deeper waters, all in an effort to stay cool. For much of marine life water temperature affects critical functions such as metabolism, growth and reproduction. Various marine species have a very narrow livable temperature range. As a result, marine life changes caused by global warming have been up to seven-fold faster than animal responses on land.
This latest study examined data on 115 species spanning all major oceanic regi...
