Caribbean lobster fisheries sustained by 'dark carbon'

Caribbean lobster fisheries sustained by 'dark carbon'

Scientists have discovered that one of the most important fisheries in the American region is being sustained by an unusual food source – ‘dark carbon’.

A new study led by Dr Nick Higgs, Deputy Director of the University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute, has revealed how one fifth of the Caribbean spiny lobster’s food comes from a process known as chemosynthesis.

Chemosynthesis...