Thursday 5 June 2014

Deep sea fish remove one million tons of carbon dioxide every year from UK and Irish waters

Date:
June 3, 2014

Source:
University of Southampton

Summary:
Deep sea fishes remove and store more than one million tons of CO2 from UK and Irish surface waters every year, according to a new study. This natural carbon capture and storage scheme could store carbon equivalent to £10 million per year in carbon credits Fish living in deep waters on the continental slope around the UK play an important role carrying carbon from the surface to the seafloor.


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