“The changing distribution is already perturbing the krill-centered food web and may affect biogeochemical cycling,” the researchers found.

Climate change isn’t the only threat. Krill are also a target for #IndustrialFishing vessels. (Yes, humans eat krill, too, as do our pets.) This #fishing puts a lot of other species at risk.

“Most of the fishing happens in these really small nearshore areas

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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0191011#sec011

Mackerel is no longer a sustainable fish. Should you stop eating it?

This seemingly abundant species was often touted as a responsible choice, but years of overfishing have led its sustainability rating to be downgraded

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/21/mackerel-is-no-longer-a-sustainable-fish-should-you-stop-eating-it

#fishing #sustainable #OverFishing #IndustrialFishing #EnvironmentalCrisis #food