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What the stress physiology of marine animals tells us about their homes

09:35 am on 29 August 2023

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Brendon Dunphy with a shearwater Photo: University of Auckland

Marine Biologist Brendon Dunphy explains why the Hauraki Gulf is seeing increasing numbers of stressed shearwaters and albatrosses.

He says the food chain for tītī, or sooty shearwaters - also known as muttonbirds - , is being affected by rising water temperatures. 

Dr Dunphy says some Hauraki Gulf birds are showing some worrying symptoms which relate to the rapidly warming planet.