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Climate change makes winners and losers out of cod and snow crab, says scientist
A team of scientists used modelling to look into the effects of climate change on three Grand Banks fish species. They anticipate that warmer waters could lead to biomass declines for snow crab and yellowtail flounder but gains for Atlantic cod. “That’s one thing that we see when we’re looking at the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems and oceans, is that there are winners and losers. So it’s not as though everything is going to be negatively impacted,” said Tyler Eddy, a scientist with Marine Institute’s Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Species that thrive or struggle in these scenarios will depend on their thermal preferences and changes in a region, he said, adding a specific species might also leave a region to follow their preferred temperature. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 10:06
Northern cod reclaiming its territory
After being beaten down by overfishing to a fraction of the mighty force it once was, northern cod are starting to rebuild and re-populate its traditional areas off the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador. That’s good news for a species that has shown few positive signs of recovery during the 22 years since being placed under a moratorium. Read more here 09:04
