Whale sharks on collision course as warming seas may force them into shipping lanes – new study

By Freya Womersley, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Marine Biological Association
David Sims, Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Southampton

Global warming has the potential to reshuffle the spaces used by life on Earth, across all ecosystems. And our new research shows whale sharks – the world’s largest fish – could be at risk, as warming oceans may force them into busy human shipping lanes.

More than 12,000 marine species are expected to redistribute in future as seas warm up. Those animals that are unable to move to remain within suitable environments risk being wiped out entirely.

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