Starving seabirds - Another warning

TODAY’S story about our impact on the environment around us is about the bird and fish species around our coast.

The effects of climate change have long been evident on land but now changes are becoming apparent in the seas too. Cod and haddock seem to be moving out of our waters and species once thought of as foreign here are appearing along our shores.

Some seabirds are having difficulty in sustaining their populations because traditional prey species are no longer as abundant as they once were.

These may seem benign, even interesting developments, but they are another indication that our impact on climate will ultimately cost us dearly.