Researchers: World's fish to get smaller as oceans warm

CNN: Be prepared for smaller fish. That's the warning from researchers at the University of British Columbia, who say that we could see the maximum body weight of fish shrink by as much as 20% by the middle of the century, according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. They blame global warming, which is heating up the world's oceans. Warm water holds less oxygen than cold water. "A warmer and less-oxygenated ocean, as predicted under climate change, would make it more difficult...

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