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Acidic water makes fish ‘lose survival instinct’

As seawater becomes more acidic, fish are losing their survival instincts and becoming more vulnerable to predators, research published in Nature magazine suggests. The lead author of the report is Philip Munday from Australia's James Cook University.

(Photo: A reef fish swimming in Milne Bay in eastern Papua New Guinea. Credit: AFP PHOTO / ALASTAIR CHEAL/AIMS)

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