Global Warming

Fish migrating to North-South poles due to global warming

A new study from University of British Columbia has claimed that a large number of fish are moving away from the oceans towards the poles at 26 kilometres per decade because of massive climate changes. The temperature of earth’s water is experiencing a incremental surge every year. As a result, fish are moving towards the poles and by 2050, there will be a huge vacuum of fish that are presently found in the oceans.

The study however concludes that there will be new species of fish and other sea animals to fill up this vacuum in the arctic ocean. Fisheries near the topical areas will suffer, according to the experts. The main reason behind this is the fact that many areas near the sea shores rely heavily on the sea food. The local inhabitants have developed a taste and liking to sea food that is present in deep waters for years. The fleeing of fishes will create the absence of sea food for these populations living near the coast.

The study depicts that, under best-case scenarios, fish will move towards North and South Poles at a speed of 15 kilometres a decade. William Cheung of the University of British Columbia says that many Scandinavian countries are already taking steps to prepare for this massive fish migration.