Britain's coastal communities could face devastating impacts from increasingly frequent marine heatwaves, which threaten shellfish colonies and fisheries, according to the NOC report.
Dr. Zoe Jacobs stresses that 'Marine heatwaves have catastrophic impacts and we need to be prepared for them. At present, we are not and that position needs to be rectified.'
The report urges the initiation of urgent research to assess how temperature rises in coastal seawater will affect marine habitats and seafood production in the UK.
The recent marine heatwave in early summer 2023 saw sea temperatures rise five degrees above normal off England and Ireland, highlighting the urgency of the situation.
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