Warming and overfishing could switch the role of fishes in the marine carbon cycle

Bony fish are more often recognized as food sources than as carbon regulators. They provide an array of services relevant to climate change mitigation. For instance, they store carbon within their bodies as they grow and export it to deep seas through their sinking feces and carcasses. But they also make carbonates from marine salts within their guts and excrete them at high rates. This makes them especially important within the inorganic carbon cycle of the oceans.

Ocean Acidification and Its Effect on Bacterial Communities – Shark Research & Conservation Program (SRC)

Experts predict top impacts on ocean biodiver

Climate change is a threat to marine wildlife and fisheries. Learn how NOAA Fisheries can help them thrive., Ocean Conservancy posted on the topic

What is Ocean Acidification?

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How will climate change impact fisheries?

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How overfishing and shark-finning could increase the pace of climate change

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