But new data from NOAA Fisheries shows that one of the most common zooplankton isn’t as fatty or abundant as it used to be.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/04/07/the-bering-seas-smallest-organisms-are-losing-fat-putting-larger-predators-at-risk/

During trips to Greenland, the team attaches tags to bowheads to record their hunt for zooplankton, enabling the project to chart where their cold-water habitats are.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/01/01/cloistered-arctic-whales-face-a-bigger-climate-threat-than-polar-bears/

Normally, phytoplankton absorbs carbon and are eaten by zooplankton, who excrete the carbon in the form of faecal pellets that sink to the sea floor.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/170-trillion-plastic-new-study-impact-8533894/

This structure enabled baleen whales to feed efficiently on enormous shoals of tiny zooplankton in productive parts of the ocean, which facilitated the evolution of larger and larger body sizes.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-12-million-year-old-fossil-jaw-bone-hints.html