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Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters

Georgina Rannard

Climate and science reporter

Getty displays a photo of a underwater shark to look at the camera.Getty Images

Basking Shark is one of the species that can find a house in the new regions of England.

According to scientists, England can see a explosion in endangered sharks, rays and domestic oysters, as England moves to respond to rising ocean temperatures.

However, some, including a oyster with the longest living animal in the world, can struggle to adapt.

Researchers at the Environment, Fishing and Fisheries Center for the first time mapped how to react to climate change in the seas of British.

Many creatures may find new houses that are expected to become hot points in some parts of the North Sea in the next 50 years, but the interruption caused by climate change may have negative effects on the maritime ecosystem.

A dense heat wave in May England warmed its waters from normal to 4 degrees.

“As a country of island, we trust the sea to a great extent for our food and business. The changes we see in our seas are particularly effective.” He said.

The analysis should guide the government as it plans how to continue to protect species even when they change the habitat of sea -protected areas (MPAs).

The oceans of the world warm up because they suck 90% of the additional heating created when they burn fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas.

The British seas are a hot dot for these effects of climate change and among the 20 fastest heating global places in the last 50 years.

Fishing communities and sea swimmers noticed the difference with the jellyfish reports circulating near the beaches or Mediterranean octopus was taken in fish captures.

For this report, scientists looked at two different projections for sea temperatures, salinity and sediment levels until 2060.

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Domestic oyster has decreased by about 95% in the UK since the 1900s, but its habitats are expected to double.

They compared the changing ocean environment with the preferred habitats of 19 species that are currently vulnerable in the UK.

The largest winners are domestic oyster, pistol sharks, spurdog sharks and prickly sharks, which can grow up to 1.6 meters and can grow up to 1.6 meters.

In general, while mobile species will cope better, static creatures will find it difficult to adapt.

A small creature called the sea pen, which helps to build reefs, may lose 40% of the suitable habitats by the end of the century.

And Okyanus Quahog, a type of oyster that can live for more than 500 years and can make it the longest living animal, is estimated to have competed.

A decrease in these species may have impact effects on ecosystems and food chains.

Scientists were surprised by some results.

“I didn’t expect the native oyster to do well. Obviously, they’ve been decreasing for 100 years and disappeared – and still shows that the climate model should be good and even developed.” Says.

Getty images photo of a sea pen on the floor of the ocean. The sea pen is pinkish-white with many translucent hair-like protrusions.Getty Images

The sea pen helps to build reefs that host other sea species but will see a decrease in habitats.

However, although potential new habitats, these vulnerable species are still careful to add that fishing equipment should be protected from threats such as disease or pollution.

“We do not necessarily promise an increase in numbers – the seas still need to be managed carefully, and other pressures have decreased if the creatures will develop in new habitats,” he says.

According to Dr Townhill, the movement of these 19 sea species is likely to have an impact on the coastal communities in the North Sea, including potentially larger fish captures.

The findings were published in Science Journal Marine Biology.

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