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All the fish we cannot see
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All the fish we cannot see

In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery.
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In the ocean’s twilight zone, a fish that could feed the world – or destroy it

Lanternfish, the Earth’s most abundant vertebrates, may be the ultimate food source. But will catching them ruin the climate?
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