Baby Sharks Struggle to Survive in Warming Ocean
March 16, 2021
In this February 2019 photo provided by the New England Aquarium, scientist Carolyn Wheeler holds a baby epaulette shark in Quincy, Mass. Scientists have found the baby sharks are less likely to survive to maturity in warming ocean waters.
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Scientists say baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the energy they need to survive because of warming oceans from climate change.
Scientists working with the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts studied epaulette sharks, which live off Australia and New Guinea. They found that warmer conditions sped up the sharks’ growing process. That meant the sharks were born earlier and very tired.
Warming seas imperil baby sharks
Study finds they are smaller, face struggles to survive By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press
Published: March 16, 2021, 6:01am
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3 Photos Scientist Carolyn Wheeler holds a baby epaulette shark in Quincy, Mass. Scientists have found the baby sharks are less likely to survive to maturity in warming ocean waters. (New England Aquarium/Emily Moothart) Photo Gallery
PORTLAND, Maine – The warming of worldwide oceans from climate change means baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the energy they need to survive, a group of scientists has found.
The scientists, who conducted the work in connection with the New England Aquarium, studied epaulette sharks, which live off Australia and New Guinea. They found that warmer conditions sped up the sharks’ growing process, and that meant they hatched from eggs earlier and were born exhausted.
The scientists studied epaulette sharks, which live off Australia and New Guinea. They found that warmer conditions sped up the sharks’ growing process, and that meant they hatched from eggs earlier and were born exhausted.