Cold kills. Tens of thousands of marine animals have been found dead along the UK's east coast after cold temperatures and bad weather last week. The lifeless bodies of crabs, starfish, mussels and some lobsters have been found along the coast of Holderness, Yorkshire
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Cold kills. Tens of thousands of marine animals have been found dead along the UK's east coast after cold temperatures and bad weather last week. The lifeless bodies of crabs, starfish, mussels and some lobsters have been found along the coast of Holderness, Yorkshire.
The victims are mostly invertebrates, although some fish have also been found. There are tens of thousands of creatures, with their legs covered in water. However, this is not the only case. More recently, similar deaths have occurred in Kent and Norfolk.
The only survivors were the lobsters. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Living Seas team worked alongside local fishermen to rescue the few animals that were still alive and brought them to Bridlington for treatment, awaiting their return to sea once the weather improves.
Bex Lynam, Marine Advocacy Officer del North Sea Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, explains: “There was a three-degree drop in sea temperature last week which caused beaching of animals and reduced activity levels. This makes them vulnerable to rough seas, they were pushed by the big waves and ended up on shore when bad weather came. Larger animals such as dolphins are more mobile and can be saved by swimming away ”.
A massacre due to bad weather conditions, strong winds and rigid temperature.
“We can't prevent natural disasters like this but we can mitigate the decline in marine life and the problems humans cause by creating lots of protected areas at sea and ensuring these sites are large enough and close enough to offer fish, crustaceans, dolphins and other life. marina, the protection they need to withstand natural events like this “.
Sudden drop in temperature caused invertebrate die off at our local beach. pic.twitter.com/YCmNXbid7n
- John Scattergood (@jwscattergood) March 4, 2018
Holderness Inshore is already designated as a Marine Conservation Area. This year the government is expected to announce a consultation to build more conservation areas.
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