Lobster in the US waters is at risk of disappearing

Young lobsters in the US waters are threatened by warming seawater and ocean acidification is constantly increasing.

The rise of Maine sea and ocean acidic ocean temperatures is affecting lobster larvae, adversely affecting the US lobster fishing industry, according to a University of Maine study in conjunction with the Department. Ocean, US Science experiments, published in the ICES Marine Science Journal on September 15.

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that water temperatures in Maine Bay will increase by more than 3 ° C by 2100, according to the Tech Times.

Young lobsters in the US waters are threatened by the sea environment.(Artwork: Yahoo).

Scientists reared 3,000 lobsters as soon as they hatched and observed their development. As a result, ocean acidification is not a serious threat to the lives of lobster larvae. But when they are raised in a water environment that is 3 ° C higher than the current water temperature in the Gulf of Maine, they must fight for survival.

"Shrimp larvae grow twice as fast as when they live at the current normal water temperature of 16 ° C, but their viability is significantly lower," said Jessica Waller, the study's lead author. , said.

In 2015, fishermen in Maine earned a profit of about 495.4 million USD from catching lobsters. Unusual climate change will cause significant damage to the lobster industry in the south of New England, USA, in the future, Waller said.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association warns that water in Maine Bay is warming 99% faster than any other sea. The cod fish that live in cold water are gradually disappearing from this area.