Article 2XNER Climate change drawing squid, anchovies and tuna into UK waters

Climate change drawing squid, anchovies and tuna into UK waters

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Damian Carrington Environment editor
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Squid and anchovies are moving into warming waters in large numbers, a report finds, with the long-lost bluefin tuna also returning

Squid and anchovies, more commonly eaten by Britons holidaying abroad, are being drawn into UK waters in large numbers by climate change, according to major new report that suggests the nation's long-lost bluefin tuna is also returning.

However, global warming is harming sea birds, such as puffins, fulmars, terns and razorbills, as the fish they rely on are driven north or deeper as waters warm. The analysis of the impact of climate on the UK's seas, which draws on the work of 400 scientists, found a steady rise in water temperature.

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