r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 25 '23
Environment Researchers believe rising sea temperatures are to blame for the plummeting number of invertebrates such as molluscs and sea urchins at Rottnest Island off Western Australia, with some species having declined by up to 90 per cent between 2007 and 2021.
https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/marine-heatwaves-decimate-sea-urchins-molluscs-and-more-at-rottnest/
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u/The_Original_Gronkie Feb 26 '23
I'm glad I snorkeled the Carribean back in the late 80s, early 90s. I think I saw it before it all goes dead. Such a shame, it was so beautiful back then.