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Increasing seasonal ocean temperatures and low-salt marine environments like estuaries favor a greater concentration of Vibrio within filter-feeding shellfish;

Increasing seasonal ocean temperatures and low-salt marine environments like estuaries favor a greater concentration of Vibrio within filter-feeding shellfish; V. vulnificus infections in the Eastern United States have increased eightfold from 1988–2018. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_vulnificus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_vulnificus So this (likely) is another consequence of climate change.

blumomo 3y ago
Seasonal temperature changes != global warming
- DoreenMichele 3y ago
  Increased ocean temps have been in the news a lot in recent weeks, so I don't grok this reply. Edit: Later in the Wikipedia page: Increasing seasonal temperatures and decreasing salinity levels seem to favor a greater concentration of Vibrio within filter-feeding shellfish of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico... According to the CDC, V. vulnificus infections in the Eastern United States increased eightfold from 1988–2018 and the border of where these infections occur has migrated 48 km Northward each year.
  - userbinator 3y ago
    I wouldn't trust "the news" all that much these days, given how much scaremongering brings in the views and ad $$$. As for the trend, what about the years before 1988?
- bagels 3y ago
  I think what that phrase means is that the temperature in one or more of the seasons has been increasing over the years.
dendrite9 3y ago
Vibrio worries me, probably more than it should. There's also Amnesic shellfish poisoning from Domoic acid that can cause amnesia, brain damage and death. And Ciguatera poisoning.
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- DoreenMichele 3y ago
  Ciguatera: These are eaten by herbivorous fish which in turn are eaten by larger carnivorous fish. The toxins become more concentrated as they move up the food chain. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera_fish_poisoning https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera_fish_poisoning In a toxic world, it's generally safer to eat lower on the food chain and handle stuff higher up the food chain with more care than you do other foods. It's not a guarantee of being safe, but it helps lower my blood pressure about such things.

blumomo 3y ago

Seasonal temperature changes != global warming

DoreenMichele 3y ago
Increased ocean temps have been in the news a lot in recent weeks, so I don't grok this reply. Edit: Later in the Wikipedia page: Increasing seasonal temperatures and decreasing salinity levels seem to favor a greater concentration of Vibrio within filter-feeding shellfish of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico... According to the CDC, V. vulnificus infections in the Eastern United States increased eightfold from 1988–2018 and the border of where these infections occur has migrated 48 km Northward each year.
- userbinator 3y ago
  I wouldn't trust "the news" all that much these days, given how much scaremongering brings in the views and ad $$$. As for the trend, what about the years before 1988?
bagels 3y ago
I think what that phrase means is that the temperature in one or more of the seasons has been increasing over the years.

dendrite9 3y ago

Vibrio worries me, probably more than it should. There's also Amnesic shellfish poisoning from Domoic acid that can cause amnesia, brain damage and death. And Ciguatera poisoning.

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DoreenMichele 3y ago
Ciguatera: These are eaten by herbivorous fish which in turn are eaten by larger carnivorous fish. The toxins become more concentrated as they move up the food chain. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera_fish_poisoning https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera_fish_poisoning In a toxic world, it's generally safer to eat lower on the food chain and handle stuff higher up the food chain with more care than you do other foods. It's not a guarantee of being safe, but it helps lower my blood pressure about such things.