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Rising carbon dioxide emissions pose 'intoxication' threat to world's ocean fish

2016-01-20 11:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: "Our results were staggering and have massive implications for global fisheries and marine ecosystems across the planet," says lead author, Dr Ben McNeil, of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre. "High concentrations of carbon dioxide cause fish to become intoxicated-a phenomenon known as hypercapnia. Essentially, the fish become lost at sea. The carbon dioxide affects their brains and they lose their sense of direction and ability to find their way home. They don't even know where their predators...

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