Breathless oceans: Warming waters could suffocate marine life and disrupt fisheries

.parallax__element{ object-position: 70% 60%; -o-object-position: 70% 60%; } Off the Canary Islands in Spain— Sometimes salvation arrives in the darkest hours. After nearly 4 days and nights of futility, the cry came from the back of the small fishing boat 3 hours after sunset. “ Azul ! Azul ! Azul !” Rayco Garcia Habas stood at the railing near the stern, straining against the fishing rod as a massive fish—a blue ( azul ) shark, he was sure—tugged it toward the dark Atlantic waters. He looked over his shoulder at a watching team of biologists, grinned, and called out “ Cervezas ! Cervezas !” This story was supported by a grant from the Vapnek Family Fund. The beers ( cervezas ) would have to wait. First, this champion spearfisher–turned–fishing guide for scientists would need to reel in whatever was at the other end of the line. Then, the scientists would have to drag the shark—if it was a shark—to the boat’s side, drill two holes in its dorsal fin, and attach a device resembling an oversize neon orange lightbulb. If all went well, within minutes the shark would return to the waters off the southern tip of Gran Canaria, an island 210 kilometers west of the Moroccan coast. The device it now carried would record every twitch of its scythe-shaped tail, every dive into the twilight depths, every current through which it swam. Its journey ...
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