Plankton abundance is in severe decline across the North East Atlantic, leaving none of its open-water habitats in a healthy state, a 60-year study reveals. Driven by rising temperatures and nutrient pollution, this widespread collapse threatens global food webs, fisheries, and carbon cycling.

Plankton abundance is in severe decline across the North East Atlantic, leaving none of its open-water habitats in a healthy state, a 60-year study reveals. Driven by rising temperatures and nutrient pollution, this widespread collapse threatens global food webs, fisheries, and carbon cycling.