Is seismic testing to blame for disappearing plankton? This scientist says it’s possible | CBC News
Scientists have noticed a mysterious population crash in some
of the Atlantic Ocean’s tiniest and most important species, and a
Halifax biologist says oil and gas exploration may be to blame.
of the Atlantic Ocean’s tiniest and most important species, and a
Halifax biologist says oil and gas exploration may be to blame.
Plankton
and zooplankton are eaten by everything from small fish to massive
whales and make up the base of the ocean’s food system.
The tiny
organisms are disappearing from Newfoundland and Labrador’s waters, and
Lindy Weilgart says blasts from seismic air guns have been shown to
wipe them out.