Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

A diver shines a flashlight on a table coral in waters about seven meters deep off Kyonan in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 18, 2020. Table corals that usually grow in warmer waters in southwestern Japan have taken root in the area while seaweed beds that used to be there have disappeared, possibly due to global warming.

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    Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

    Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

    A diver holds a seaweed eaten by fish in waters about six meters deep off Kyonan in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 18, 2020. Seaweed beds in the area have disappeared, possibly due to global warming and feeding damage by fish.
      Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

      Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

      Photo taken June 19, 2020, shows a table coral growing on a tetrapod in waters about four meters deep off Kyonan in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. Table corals that usually grow in warmer waters in southwestern Japan have taken root in the area while seaweed beds that used to be there have disappeared, possibly due to global warming.
        Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

        Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

        Photo taken June 18, 2020, shows a coral crab living symbiotically with table corals seen in waters about seven meters deep off Kyonan in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. Table corals that usually grow in warmer waters in southwestern Japan have taken root in the area, possibly due to global warming.
          Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

          Changes of marine life in eastern Japan

          Combined photo shows a seafloor in waters about seven meters deep off Kyonan in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. A seaweed forest can be seen in the top photo taken in November 2007 while it is gone in the photo taken on June 18, 2020, a change possibly caused by global warming.
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