UK waters now rank among the world's top 20 fastest-warming seas, setting the stage for a marine transformation by 2060.

Karmactive Staff

This May alone saw sea temperatures spike 4°C above normal levels across British coastal waters.

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Scientists mapped 19 threatened marine species and what they found will reshape our understanding of British seas.

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Basking sharks, those gentle giants reaching 12 meters long, are preparing to expand their British territory.

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Spurdog sharks growing up to 1.6 meters will find new hunting grounds in warming northern waters.

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Native oysters, decimated by 95% since the 1900s, could double their suitable habitat within decades.

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The ocean quahog, Earth's longest-living animal at 500+ years, faces a battle for survival in changing seas.

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Fishing communities already report Mediterranean octopuses appearing in nets meant for traditional British catch.

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Jellyfish swarms now cluster near beaches where they were rarely seen before warming began.

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Sea pens, tiny reef-building organisms, could lose 40% of their habitat by century's end.

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The North Sea transforms into a biodiversity hotspot while southern waters lose key species.

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Mobile species adapt faster than stationary creatures, creating marine winners and losers.

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Marine Protected Areas may need complete redesign as species shift to entirely new territories

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What happens when an island nation's food source and jobs depend on seas changing this rapidly?

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By 2060, British waters may host marine life never seen before in these northern latitudes.

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