ROME - From sea sardines that have become smaller and thinner, to clams suffocated by algae, to cuttlefish that can no longer be caught. Fault of the ongoing climate changes, Fedagripesca-Confcooperative says, which presents the first map of anomalies in the Mediterranean due to the heat. The increasingly extreme weather events, high or too harsh temperatures often out of season, explains the association, change the habits of some fish species making fishing difficult and consequently consumption at the table.
It turns out that in just a year in some parts of the Mediterranean the sardines have lost three centimeters, reaching 10 meters in length and have also become three times thinner. On the defendants' bench it is the rapid increase in the temperature of the surface water which leads to a decrease in the plankton they feed on. However, the clams suffocated by mucilage in various farms where the water is 3 degrees above the season average also suffer from 'bad weather'. As for the cuttlefish, they did not go out to sea where they are usually fished with trawls.
It's too hot and the sardines are getting smaller
2020-02-24T18:45:40.499Z
From sea sardines that have become smaller and thinner, to clams suffocated by algae, to cuttlefish that can no longer be caught. Fault of the ongoing climate changes, Fedagripesca-Confcooperative says, which presents the first map of anomalies in the Mediterranean due to the heat. (HANDLE)