Predicting Tropical Fish Patterns in Japan
Published:20 Mar.2022 Source:Hokkaido University
Scientists have developed a model that predicts six tropical fish species will expand into northern parts of Japan as sea temperatures rise.
A new study forecasts how global climate change will affect tropical fish species in Japan. The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Built Environment, predicts that six tropical fish species will expand northward into temperate regions of the Japanese coast as sea temperatures rise. Climate change is causing temperate coastal waters to get warmer, affecting the abundance, distribution and types of marine species that live there. In Japan, water temperature in coastal regions has risen by 1.16°C degrees over the last 100 years, which is twice the global average of 0.56°C degrees.