Oceanography
Antarctic Antarctic fish is about to be extinct
Thanks to anticoagulant glycoprotein in the body, notothenioid fish can survive the global freezing phenomenon, causing a large number of organisms to become extinct 42…
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Oceanography
The price to pay for the fish that live in Antarctica
The fish that inhabit the cold waters of Antarctica are born with anticoagulant proteins in capillaries, which help the blood to flow normally without freezing.
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Antarctic fish stocks are showing signs of decline
The Union of Environmental Organizations has issued a statement calling for protection of the marine environment in the Ross Sea in Antarctica to prevent the development…
Oceanography
Antarctic fish's blood has antifreeze
Antarctic fish species can freely travel in sea water below 0oC because their blood has anticoagulant glycoprotein.