Guardian: Global warming is likely to shrink the size of fish by as much as a quarter in coming decades, according to a groundbreaking new study of the world's oceans. The reduction in individual fish size will be matched by a dwindling of overall fish stocks, warned scientists, at a time when the world's growing human population is putting ever greater pressure on fisheries. "We were surprised as we did not think the effects would be so strong and so widespread," said Prof William Cheung from the University...
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/30/fish-shrink-climate-change?intcmp=122
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