Studying the deaths of tropical fish washed up on Norfolk beaches is helping climate change research.
Prof Heather Koldewey, senior marine technical advisor at the Zoological Society of London, agreed.
"A single observation of one fish makes it hard to jump to a big conclusion around climate change, especially as occasionally dead sunfish have been recorded in previous winters off the UK coast," she said."There have been more sightings of sunfish in the summer in the southwest of the UK, for example, which may be more indicative of climate-driven changes."A spokesperson from the Norfolk Wildlife Trust said: "Sunfish are such a unique species to see here in Norfolk.
"Seeing unusual species such as sunfish here in Norfolk appears to be becoming more common, and could be linked to climate change and warming seas." Joint marine recorder for Norfolk, Rob Spray, said: "We do look for trends, and as the climate changes we look for species that are increasing - and the North Sea is a pocket within reach, but a lost migrant like this one has come to the end of what it can survive in."
Dr Garrod added: "While it's sad to see that any animal dies, having sunfish here is unusual, exciting, and very interesting."
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