Fish and chips could be off the menu by 2050 due to global warming, reports the NY Post, citing a University of Plymouth study.<\/p>\n
According to nypost.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n Scientists say larger marine species including cod and haddock face being wiped out as rising temperatures reduce oxygen levels in the oceans.<\/p>\n Analysis of crustaceans found in Antarctic waters found that they got smaller in size when levels of the gas were lower \u2014 showing that bigger creatures are more vulnerable to climate change.<\/p>\n Previous studies have suggested that haddock and cod will shrink in size by up to a quarter by 2050.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The University of Plymouth later reiterated its study did not relate to cod and haddock<\/a>.<\/p>\n But according to the research<\/a>, oxygen concentrations in both the open ocean and coastal waters have declined by 2-5% since at least the middle of the 20th century:<\/p>\n \u201cThis is one of the most important changes occurring in an ocean becoming increasingly modified by human activities, with raised water temperatures, carbon dioxide content and nutrient inputs.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough this, humans are altering the abundances and distributions of marine species but the decline in oxygen could pose a new set of threats to marine life\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cMarine invertebrates with larger body size are generally more sensitive to reductions in oxygen than smaller animals, and so will be more sensitive to future global climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The complex fate of Antarctic species in the face of a changing climate https:\/\/t.co\/4uYyMvY5e7<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bkfJZ090nV<\/a><\/p>— University of Plymouth (@PlymUni) June 17, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>
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