UK’s Fish And Chips Could Be A Climate Change Victim
Climate change could threaten the traditional British fish and chips; Warmer water could see cod head for the colder north while we get fish more commonly found off Spain and Portugal.
8 July 2017 (UK Sky News)
"…[Species such as cod, one of the most common components of the traditional British dish, could be a fifth smaller by 2050…[as a result of climate change-caused reduced ocean oxygen that would force fish to struggle] to find enough oxygen to breathe as the water temperature rises…Fish more easily become ‘out of breath’ as they grow larger…Cod is one of the fish types that could also be forced north in search of colder water…[Though it would benefit Canada, Russia, Norway, and other Artic fisheries, the UK would be left with fish more commonly found off Spain and Portugal and fish and chips could soon be made with sea bass or anchovies [according to Dr William Cheung, from the University of British Columbia]…” click here for more
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