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Science has known of the sensitivity of organisms to temperature. Recently algal blooms have occurred in arctic waters. A particular one is of concern Alexandrium catenella in the Bering Sea. These algae produce a toxin that shellfish consume that can paralyze shellfish humans who consume them. Some areas had concentrations 100 times higher than is needed to produce a health warning.
https://www.science.org/content/article/warming-oceans-are-pushing-harmful-algal-blooms-polar-waters#:~:text=Fachon and colleagues suspect the,allowed the algae to expand.
Also, the warming waters have affected the red king crab harvests. Fishermen have just started harvesting last fall again after a two-year moratorium.
As the clock ticks, we see the slow continuing changing of the dynamics of our ecosystems.
https://www.science.org/content/article/warming-oceans-are-pushing-harmful-algal-blooms-polar-waters#:~:text=Fachon and colleagues suspect the,allowed the algae to expand.
Also, the warming waters have affected the red king crab harvests. Fishermen have just started harvesting last fall again after a two-year moratorium.
As the clock ticks, we see the slow continuing changing of the dynamics of our ecosystems.
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