The unprecedented die-off represents roughly 90 percent of the eastern Bering Sea population

The unprecedented die-off represents roughly 90 percent of the eastern Bering Sea population

  • @AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de
    9•2 years ago

    They probably lay 100.000 eggs because only 100 make it into adulthood and the others don’t hatch, get eaten, sick or starve before…

    • @The_v@lemmy.world
      6•2 years ago

      In a stable population, 2 would make it to adulthood every generation. If an adult female produces eggs for 10 years, that’s 1:500K make it to adulthood. The ocean has a lot of hungry mouths.