These and other studies suggest that warmer temperatures may lead to greater heavy metal bioaccumulation in marine ecosystems e.g. [37]. Mechanistically, rising water temperatures can lead to increase feeding rates in response to higher metabolic demand [18], [44]–[46]. Higher consumption could result in greater MeHg uptake and accumulation [41]; conversely increased consumption could also result in greater growth, leading to reduced MeHg bioaccumulation through somatic growth dilution [18], [