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Post by account_disabled on Dec 23, 2023 23:35:35 GMT -5
Coconut crabs on Bikini Island though the animals are radioactive Credit Getty Images believes that these lost pescatarians would soon return at least those that arent already extinct. Then wed start to see a rebalancing of the ocean ecosystem. Theres probably over time going to be more top predators and that may actually lead to lower abundances of species that they feed on he says. Fish that have been exploiting the absence of Mediterranean sharks. might suddenly find that they are dinner. And though most sharks are peaceful seapuppies with little interest in consuming humans its also possible that turning away from fishing could lead to Mobile App Development Service a small increase in alreadylow numbers of shark attacks on humans. For example some experts believe that the success of a shark conservation programme around Long Island might have contributed to an increase in the number of bites in recent years none of which have been fatal. However there would also be some more surprising consequences for the worlds oceans. One is a reduction in plastic. A hidden benefit Though plastic bags cotton buds straws cigarettes and food packaging are starving drowning entangling and poisoning millions of marine animals every year and contributing to the microplastics contaminating the food chain the vast majority of large plastic in the oceans isnt ordinary rubbish. It comes from fishing.
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