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Drunken Fish? Lost at Sea? Rising carbon dioxide emissions pose ‘intoxication’ threat to world’s ocean fish
Researchers have found that carbon dioxide concentrations in seawater could reach levels high enough to make fish ‘intoxicated’ and disoriented many decades earlier than previously thought, with serious implications for the world’s fisheries. “Our results were staggering and have massive implications for global fisheries and marine ecosystems across the planet,” says lead author, Dr Ben McNeil, of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre. “High concentrations of cause fish to become intoxicated — a phenomenon known as hypercapnia. Essentially, the fish become lost at sea. Read the article here 16:27
