December 17, 2021 — New England’s commercial shrimp fishery will remain shut down because of concerns about the health of the crustacean’s population amid warming ocean temperatures.
The shrimp prefer cold water and their population health is imperiled by the warming of the ocean off New England. The Gulf of Maine, in particular, is warming faster than most of the world’s ocean.
Scientists have also said recently that warming waters led to increased predation from a species of squid that feeds on shrimp.
Read the full story from the Associated Press at The Washington Post