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Study: Rising Ocean Temperatures – 2 articles
Oceanographic Magazine discusses how rising ocean temperatures due to climate change may shrink the breathable ranges of marine animals. For information regarding co-authors and to read the full study, “Metabolic trait diversity shapes marine biogeography,” click here.
The Guardian discusses Israel fish deaths linked to rapid warming of […]
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Study: Ocean warming has seafloor species headed in the wrong direction
Science Magazine discusses how ocean warming has seafloor species headed in the wrong direction.
As the world warms, many species of plant and animal will have to find new—often cooler—places to live. But things are trickier for sedentary marine creatures like snails, worms, and clams, according to a new study. […]
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Study: Pink salmon could prosper in warmer Arctic
Alaska Public Media – NPR discusses how pink salmon could prosper in warmer Arctic, per a new study.
Scientists like to say that climate change is creating winners and losers in Alaska: Some species will struggle, while others could benefit from warmer habitats.
One of those climate change winners could be […]
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Report: Plastics Are Messing with Fish Physiology
Hakai Magazine discusses how Plastics Are Messing with Fish Physiology. A systematic review exposes the dangers of tiny plastics and the hidden bias at the heart of plastic research.
The oceans are full of microplastics, yet scientists have a limited understanding of just how these tiny particles impact fish. Part of the […]
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Advance of Russian oil could mean death to life in great Arctic bay
The Barents Observer discusses how the advance of Russian oil could mean death to life in great Arctic bay. The unprecedented development of petroleum resources in and around the shallow waters of the Ob Bay threatens a unique ecosystem.
The Arctic summer season is short and there is plenty of drilling, […]
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Milne Ice Shelf Ecosystem, We Hardly Knew Ye
Hakai Magazine discusses the collapse of the Milne Ice Shelf ecosystem. When the last of the Arctic’s ice shelves collapsed in early August, it took a newly discovered ecosystem with it.
The Milne Ice Shelf contained startling secrets that were just beginning to be discovered. In early August, the floating glacier, […]
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3 articles on Alaska mining and oil extraction’s horrific effects
CNN discusses why it’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling. The world is swimming in excess oil. Crude prices are weak. Oil companies are starving for cash. And climate change fears are palpable. It’s a bizarre time […]
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2 articles on the problems facing salmon.
The Narwhal discusses how the Yukon River salmon count comes up 20,000 short, halting First Nations fisheries. Warming, disease and high waters blamed for disappearance of thousands of Chinook salmon that entered river in Alaska but never made it across Yukon border. Almost 20,000 Chinook salmon expected to cross the […]
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The muddy waters of US ocean protection
The Daily Climate discusses the muddy waters of US ocean protection. The century began with a great deal of optimism around marine protected areas as tools to protect the oceans. Two decades later, conservation goals and fishing interests remain at odds.
More than half of the United States is underwater: […]
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Rising water temperatures threaten fish populations
The Durango Herald discusses how rising water temperatures threaten fish populations. Drought, lower flows pose serious challenges to aquatic life in Southwest Colorado.
With rising temperatures and prolonged drought, Southwest Colorado’s rivers and streams are increasingly running lower and warmer, creating an uncertain future for fish and other aquatic life.
“Fish don’t […]
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