“Coral reef fish find it's too hot to swim” (600 words)Global warming has affected the world. The Earth has had drastic and devastating consequences since humans decided to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This resulted in an increase in soil temperature (above or below the water); the very definition of global warming. This has warmed the waters and ocean fish now live in an environment that is too warm for them. The example given is coral trout, a commercially important fish. As water temperatures have risen higher, these trout now tend to be more lethargic; they stay lower in the water. This is crucial because all their hunting and mating grounds are higher up. If they don't eat, they no longer grow as in the past for the population that eats fish. If they do not mate, it is quite obvious that the once abundant coral trout will begin to decline (another sadness for people who eat fish). Jacob Johansen, the scientist responsible for this study, also found that when trout swim higher, they swim at a slower speed. Due to this calamity, they are less likely to reach their hunting and mating locations. Dr Morgan Pratchett, another scientist who participated in the study, said: "[This] could directly influence where we find these species in the future and how many we will be able to fish sustainably." I still hope. He noted that coral trout may be able to adapt to these rising temperatures. His test was the trout that live in the north, in the Great Barrier Reef; they were more compliant with the new temperatures than those in the southern region. The ... middle of paper ... Antarctic ice sheets and melting ice provide them with less land to live on. Finally there are the seals. These creatures survive on the polar ice caps of the Arctic region and as the ice melts, the resting places of the seals are removed. And, like most other animals, a seal's food consists of creatures that live in the water, and rising temperatures kill off much of that food's population. Article/Reference no. 3 (400 words) References ARC Center of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies (2013, November 27). Coral reef fish find it's too hot to swim. ScienceDaily. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2013/11/131127110613.htmEndangered species and habitats. (n.d.). Climate change: the effects on ocean animals. Retrieved December 5, 2013, from http://www.neaq.org/conservation_and_research/climate_change/effects_on_ocean_animals.php#seaturtles