SYDNEY, April 14, 2014 (AFP) - Fish are losing their survival instinct - even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators - as the world's oceans become more acidic because of climate change, new research said Monday.
The study of fish in coral reefs off the coast of Papua New Guinea - where the waters are naturally acidic - showed the animals' behaviour became riskier.
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