The unprecedented die-off represents roughly 90 percent of the eastern Bering Sea population

The unprecedented die-off represents roughly 90 percent of the eastern Bering Sea population

  • The_v@lemmy.world
    71·
    1 year ago

    In a stable population, 2 would make it to adulthood every generation. If an adult female produces eggs for 10 years, that’s 1:500K make it to adulthood. The ocean has a lot of hungry mouths.