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Impacts of Climate Change: Can Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors Survive the Wave?
Summary
This review assesses both short- and long-term impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture, including shifts in species distribution, productivity, and community resilience. While not focused on microplastics, the study addresses the dual pressures plastic pollution and climate change place on marine food systems.
Studies have shown the impact of climate change on the ocean ecosystem and the fishing and aquaculture sectors. As global warming intensifies, this will impact communities and communities as the populations of some fish species decline or increase. Research on the impacts of climate change to fisheries will facilitate the development of policies, helping communities to adapt while ensuring resilience and sustainability of the sector(s). This paper assesses the short term and long-term impacts of climate change to the ocean ecosystem, the consequences to economies and communities that rely on fishing for food security. It begins with a review of peer reviewed literature, followed by an analysis of the current policies and ends with some recommendations for governments in the sustainability and management of the ecosystem in the future. Important to note is the impact of human generated hazards and how a more holistic approach to minimizing risks to the ocean ecosystem could resolve threats of food insecurity in future.
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