Warming UK seas could ‘fundamentally reshape marine ecosystems’ – report

The Guardian Environment • 11/5/2026

Summary

A four-year study warns that warming seas around the UK and the north-east Atlantic could destabilise marine food webs, weaken ocean health, and jeopardise food security by 2050. Scientists projected the impact of climate breakdown on four key groups of marine life essential for maintaining ocean ecosystems in the region, challenging assumptions about increasing marine biodiversity in middle latitudes like the UK.

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