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DiffeeOnline1 year, 6 months ago

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Small news. Deceptively so. This is one of the most alarming things to happen recently because of the food crisis, the economy, and what it tells us about climate change. One the surface, it's no big deal, but if you dig deeper and really look at this, it's quite scary.

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  crghss1 year, 6 months ago
  
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  "happen recently"
  This has been a long time coming. First, we disrupt their spawning habitat. Then we over fish. We've known about this for a while. Maybe we'll finally do something about it. And by we I mean the world.
  
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    airglide1 year, 6 months ago
    
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    Another factor is endangered species. Sea lions are protected but prey on salmon. They typically destroy as much as they eat- just for fun. Another one people don't think about. Sea otters. They eat shellfish. Shellfish like sea urchins eat kelp. Kelp shelters cod. When there are large kelp beds, cod proliferate. Cod eat salmon fry by the ton. A kind of domino effect. This could be one of those places where, in order to save the world, you need to get rid of an environmentalist.
    
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