Global warming reguarding the excessive release of cardon dioxide into the earth’s atmosphere is affecting more than just human life.  It affects many of the world’s animals in large or small ways also, including the fish of the sea.  Inlcuding out dear friend nemo. 

As scientist’s are looking deeper into this, they have discovered that as carbon dioxide emision levels continue to rise, there is a high chanve that fishes brains and central nervous systems are being highly compromised.  Severely affecting their survial rate within their own natural habitat.  At first, researchers started doing tests on fish and realized that cardon dioxide was most certainly affecting their sense of smell.  Without this keen abilitiy to smell, they will have troubles smelling predators as they come, resting, and so on.  As the research went further, they began to realize that it wasn’t only smell that was being affected.  It was next their ability to hear, see, and their mobile skills.  Particuarly their ability to turn left and right, which is quite essential to swimming with other fish and outsmarting predators. 

As the research went on and they began to develop an idea of what was going on, they pieced together the puzzle and realized it was most likely just attacking the central nervous systerm in general.  Which we can all concur, is a serious issue.  It seemed to affect mainly fish who require higher levels of oxygen for survival and some crustacians. 

After reading this article, I realized more so how the affects right now may be little, but the affects later will be massive.  As more and more cardon dioxide emisions are being released into the atmosphere, a lot of that is going into the water.  I worry that if the emisions get so bad, will is beging to affect my pets and livestock.  The world is filling up fast and if we don’t do something to help it now, it’ll only be harder to fix in the future.  The fish play huge roles in our ecosystems and our lives, so we need to do whatever we can to help protect them and make sure they are living as healthy of a lifestyle as possible. 

Göran E. Nilsson, Danielle L. Dixson, Paolo Domenici, Mark I. McCormick, Christina Sørensen, Sue-Ann Watson, Philip L. Munday.  “Carbon Dioxide Is ‘Driving Fish Crazy’”.  ScienceDaily.  Jan. 20, 2012.  http://www.tumblr.com/blog/dchapman/new/text

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120120184233.htm