Infographic: Phytoplankton Levels are Low

Infographic: Phytoplankton Levels are Low

At the top an illustration of a phytoplankton and below a graph which illustrates the fluctuations in phytoplankton between 1999 and the present.

Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants that support the entire ocean food web.

Phytoplankton levels in the Atlantic have generally declined.

• Phytoplankton levels declined from 1999 to 2011.
• Followed by a gradual recovery to average conditions until 2015.
• Phytoplankton levels have been below average since 2015.