#ClimateCryptids: Kraken

What does it take for a monster to get something to eat around here?

If you’re a hungry kraken, you might have to venture out of your usual haunts to find a tasty ship. Climate change is shifting ocean temperatures and currents, which may mean fewer fish in your current hunting grounds and thus fewer fishing boats to snack on. But, dear Kraken, what some (most?) see as a bummer, we challenge you to see as an opportunity to break out of your culinary rut! Nothing like a good range shift to mix up your palate!

This message brought to you by very earnest fishermen who totally have krakens’ best interests at heart as they encourage them to move far, far away.

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[Image description: A large red octopus-like creature wraps its tentacles around a fishing boat. Text reads: Krakens are having to search more for tasty fishing boats as warming waters shift where fish populations live.]