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Adult fish sizes have shrunk over 50 years of sea temperature rises

Adult fish sizes have shrunk over 50 years of sea temperature rises

31 December 2020

Fish in the North Sea are growing faster as juveniles but ending up smaller as adults. The pattern seems to be linked to rising sea temperatures

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