The year 2023 marked the “Global Boiling” era, with record-breaking heat waves, floods and wildfires, signaling unprecedented climate change, as global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. These changes pose serious threats to ecosystems, particularly marine life, as rising ocean temperatures and altered weather patterns put species like fish larvae at risk.
Oceans, absorbing over 90% of excess heat, are experiencing extreme warming and marine heatwaves, threatening marine species, especially fish larvae, the most vulnerable stage in fish life cycles.
Fish larvae rely on stable conditions for survival. Rising temperatures, hypoxia, and disrupted food webs endanger their development, impacting marine ecosystems and global fisheries’ sustainability.
