The landmark research blames chemical pollution from plastics, farm fertilisers and pharmaceuticals in the water. Previously, it was thought the amount of plankton had halved since the 1940s, but the evidence gathered by the Scots suggest 90% has now vanished.

The scientists warn there are only a few years left before the consequences become catastrophically clear when fish, whales and dolphins become extinct, with grave implications for the planet. In the report, the researchers from the Global Oceanic Environmental Survey Foundation (Goes) state: “An environmental catastrophe is unfolding. We believe humanity could adapt to global warming and extreme weather changes. It is our view that humanity will not survive the extinction of most marine plants and animals.”

“We have two choices. We can choose to wake up, understand and address the real issue or choose the game-over button for humanity come 2050.”

Oh yeah baby

We're all going to die

Do not f*** with my sardines.

millennials still saving for retirement tho

Yeah, we are doomed.

Plankton are that important!?

This is horrifying

thats wat i wanna kno

Plankton is made up of the billions of marine creatures and plants that drift in the currents of oceans and seas. The category covers a huge variety of species, many of them microscopic. However, they are fundamental to life on Earth as they form the bottom rung of the food chain. Plankton is consumed by the krill which are fed on by the fish that, in turn, provide nutrition for terrestrial animals including billions of humans.

but also

It’s moments like this when I’m at work I look around and think “This is f***ing stupid.”

we are so screwed

Botton of the food chain is important. Also why krills are so valuable.

Absolutely

Form the basis of the food chain for all marine life

Photoplankton also conduct a massive amount of photosynthesis and thus oxygen production on earth

Will be a crisis beyond scope and imagination if nothing is done

real stupid

this why I'm content to work as little as possible as long as I got food n s***

i ain't working my ass off in the middle of an extinction lmfaooo find somebody else to cover that shift

I’ve heard enough Ted talks and read enough Twitter thinkpieces to know restoring trees and marine biomes isn’t financially lucrative

But you think that maybe a few of the billionaires would have a hardon from watching finding Nemo as a kid and give it a try

We did it!

it's like how we found out in 2020 that it's the poorest people's who carry the world economy on their back

same concept here in a way

Thought they were just the lil nigga from SpongeBob nothing special

we really never showed plankton the respect he deserved

i'll be straight

yeah, the knock on effect that this will have is disastrous, no one will care until it's much too late though.

We thought we could just dump our garbage in the ocean but like every other time we f*** up the environment, we learn that the distinction between it and us isn't there and we're actually hurting ourselves too.

Idgaf, f*** everything in the ocean. YERD me?

Wait…

FUCK everything in the ocean?

the krabby patty formula is finally safe🙏