Bioclimate.org: Effects of climate change on the sustainability of capture and enhancement fisheries important to the poor

Authors	Allison E.H. , Adger W.N. , Badjeck M. , Brown K. , Conway D. , Dulvy N.K. , Halls A. , Perry A.L. , Reynolds J.D.
Source	Department for International Development (DFID) (1)
Type	R - Report (613)
Peer Review	3 - Low (686)
Audience	S - Specialist (3514)
Notes	Abstract. Climate change affects the world’s 36 million fisher folk either directly, through sea level rise, or indirectly through affects on fish stocks. Climate change can adversely affect fisheries in a variety of ways. In the short term impacts on fisheries will be due to increased climatic variation affecting up-welling or wind driven fisheries. In short and medium term further impacts are likely through increased extreme events damaging infrastructure and fishing gears. In the longer term additional impacts are probably through shifts in fish distributions, changes to river deltas and the degradation of sensitive ecosystems such as coral reefs and coastal wetlands. The aim of this project is to promote awareness of climate change impacts on fisheries. It follows on from previous research into effects of climate change on the sustainability of capture and enhancement fisheries important to the poor.