Six decades of data show most phytoplankton populations have been shrinking by up to 2% per year

A trio of oceanographers and mathematicians at Dalhousie University, in Canada, has found evidence that the populations of two major types of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic Ocean have been decreasing by approximately 2% per year for the past 60 years.

Jun 10, 2025 - 11:58
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A trio of oceanographers and mathematicians at Dalhousie University, in Canada, has found evidence that the populations of two major types of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic Ocean have been decreasing by approximately 2% per year for the past 60 years.