Coastal Care Junior
July 13, 2024
Long Story Shorts: How Does Fish Poop Keep Our World in Balance? – Hakai Institute
Excerpt:
You might be asking yourself, What does fish poop have to do with the health of the ocean and our planet? Well, gross or not, that fish poop plays a big role in something called the carbon cycle. Watch this video to find out—then think about everything else that goes number two in the deep blue and you’ll see how all that poop can help keep the Earth in balance.
This episode is part of (the Hakai Institute’s) series Long Story Shorts—fun, quick explainers about all things coastal science!
Series produced by Kristina Blanchflower and Katrina Pyne
Written, edited, and narrated by Kristina Blanchflower
Illustrations by Mercedes Minck
Science consultation provided by Kelly Fretwell
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