Let more big fish sink — it can help tackle climate change

Let more big fish sink — it can help tackle climate change

Source: zmescience

10/29/2020

Leaving more big fish in the sea can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the Earth’s atmosphere, according to a new study. Researchers found that when a fish dies in the ocean it sinks and thus sequesters all the carbon it contains, making it a previously not considered opportunity to tackle climate change.

More than 60% of the countries that signed the Paris Agreement on climate change committed to including nature-based solutions in their climate programs. These are actions that protect or restore ecosystems to counter the negative effects of shifts in climate. But so far, most of these solutions haven’t considered the ocean.