Vitamin B Deficiencies in Wildlife - what happens when salmon don't get enough thaimine?
Some marine ecosystems have been experiencing a seemingly bizarre lack of thiamine, and it may be having grave effects on our Pacific coast salmon populations. Thiamine, or vitamin B1, is a basic building block of life and is critical to the functioning of cells and in converting food into energy.
In this article published by Hakai Magazine, author Alastair Bland illustrates the thiamine deficiencies an industrial hatchery in Red Bluff, California has been observing, as well as fisheries and wildlife researchers around the globe. The presumed lack of thiamine in marine ecosystems may be disrupting more than we know.
This topic is not a new to researchers, but many more questions still need to be asked. Take a look at the fascinating article linked below!