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High CO2 in Ocean Can Cause Brain Damage in Fish


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Bronwyn Herbert

Source: ABC

January 23, 2012

"TONY EASTLEY: An international team of scientists says rising carbon dioxide concentrations in sea water can cause significant damage to the brains of fish.

More than two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions are dissolved into the world's oceans each year causing changes in the chemical makeup of the water.

Professor Philip Munday told AM's Bronwyn Herbert that they found marked changes in the behaviour and sensory ability of young coral fish.

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