Global Warming Causes Fish to Shrink

[PADDLES]

Have a look at brisbanetimes.com.au to see the latest global warming "treat" from fairfax press if anyone's interested.

[BaitThrower]

does that mean fisheries will LOWER the legal catch size for all fish so we can actually catch some keepers? :)

[Chris Ryan]

All about North Hemisphere's species and special mention that rec and pro fishing is not the major factor in this.

I wonder if there are any studies done on Southern species?

Cheers,
Chris

[TimiBoy]

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/fish-are-shrinking-due-to-global-warming-20090721-dr4h.html

"Although not negating the role of other factors, our study provides strong evidence that temperature actually plays a major role in driving changes in the size structure of populations and communities," the study concluded.


I'd love to see a frank and earnest discussion of the "other factors". Warming in the past (to higher temperatures than we currently have) has seen much larger creatures, due to the availability of food...

Cheers,

Tim