Effect of Global Warming

Because of the Global Warming, there are affects that are caused to the marine animals.

Migration
Global warming causes the temperature of the oceans to rise which can lead to migration of marine animals along the east and west coasts. Heat-tolerant species, such as, shrimp, will expand northward, while heat-intolerant species, such as clams, will retreat northward. However, when the organisms move to the new environment, they have to adapt to the new environment. However, when the organisms cannot adapt to their new marine environment, they will die. However, lobsters are heat-tolerant species. They will need to expand northward, and many of them will die because they could not adapt to the new environment.

Effect to the Lobster's shell
Because of the global warming, the concentration of the CO2 in the ocean is getting higher. When there is high concentration of CO2, it means that the ocean will be more acidic. The lobsters depend on drawing calcium carbonate from the water to build their shells. If the waters of the northeast Atlantic ocean grow more acidic, crustaceans and bivalves will have to work harder to build their shells and will have less energy available to forage for foo. Because of this, the lobsters will have thinner shells, and will not be able to survive against many dangers.


Size of the Lobsters
Because of the global warming, the size of the lobsters are raising. Moreover, there are more abundance amount of lobsters that are sold, For people who love lobsters, global warming is making a lot more amount of food that they can eat. The price of the lobsters is decreasing too. Lobsters became more accessible to many people.