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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
whale shark

Endangered whale sharks strain fish out of the water using huge mouths

24 July 2019

Whale sharks can feed on huge numbers of prey at once by opening their mouths over a metre wide. But they are gentle giants and juveniles even swim with divers

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