Description:
Key Messages:
• Significance of fisheries and aquaculture. Fish provide essential nutrition and income
to an ever-growing number of people around the world, especially where other food
and employment resources are limited. Many fishers and aquaculturists are poor and
ill-prepared to adapt to change, making them vulnerable to impacts on fish resources.
• Nature of the climate change threat. Fisheries and aquaculture are threatened by changes
in temperature and, in freshwater ecosystems, precipitation. Storms may become more
frequent and extreme, imperilling habitats, stocks, infrastructure and livelihoods.
• The need to adapt to climate change. Greater climate variability and ncertainty complicate
the task of identifying impact pathways and areas of vulnerability, requiring research to devise
and pursue coping strategies and improve the adaptability of fishers and aquaculturists.
• Strategies for coping with climate change. Fish can provide opportunities to adapt
to climate change by, for example, integrating aquaculture and agriculture, which can
help farmers cope with drought while boosting profits and household nutrition. Fisheries
management must move from seeking to maximize yield to increasing adaptive capacity.
Source/publisher:
World Fish Center
Date of Publication:
2014-05-08
Date of entry:
2014-05-23
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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