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Leaving more big fish in the sea reduces CO2 emissions – EurekAlert

Leaving more big fish–like tuna, sharks, mackerel and swordfish–in the sea reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the Earth’s atmosphere.This…

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IMAGE: Leaving more big fish in the sea–especially where fishing is not economically profitable in the Central Pacific, South Atlantic, and North Indian Oceans –reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2)…
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Credit: Enric Sala.
An international team of scientists has found leaving more big fish in the sea reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the Earth’s atmosphere.
When a fish dies in the ocean it sinks to the depths, sequestrating all the carbon it contains with…

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