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Shifting habitats expose fishing communities to risk under climate change

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  • Lauren A. Rogers

    (Stanford University
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

  • Robert Griffin

    (Stanford University
    University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth)

  • Talia Young

    (Rutgers University
    Princeton University
    Rutgers University)

  • Emma Fuller

    (Princeton University)

  • Kevin St. Martin

    (Rutgers University)

  • Malin L. Pinsky

    (Rutgers University)

Abstract

Climate change is expected to have a profound impact on the distribution, abundance and diversity of marine species globally1,2. These ecological impacts of climate change will affect human communities dependent on fisheries for livelihoods and well-being3. While methods for assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change are rapidly developing4 and socio-ecological vulnerability assessments for fisheries are becoming available5, there has been less work devoted to understanding how impacts differ across fishing communities. We developed a linked socio-ecological approach to assess the exposure of fishing communities to risk from climate change, and present a case study of New England and Mid-Atlantic (USA) fishing communities. We found that the northern part of the study region was projected to gain suitable habitat and the southern part projected to lose suitable habitat for many species, but the exposure of fishing communities to risk was strongly dependent on both their spatial use of the ocean and their portfolio of species caught. A majority of fishing communities were projected to face declining future fishing opportunities unless they adapt, either through catching new species or fishing in new locations. By integrating climatic, ecological and socio-economic data at a scale relevant to fishing communities, this analysis identifies where strategies for adapting to the ecological impacts of climate change will be most needed.

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  • Lauren A. Rogers & Robert Griffin & Talia Young & Emma Fuller & Kevin St. Martin & Malin L. Pinsky, 2019. "Shifting habitats expose fishing communities to risk under climate change," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 9(7), pages 512-516, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:9:y:2019:i:7:d:10.1038_s41558-019-0503-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-019-0503-z
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    1. Vasquez Caballero, Smit & Salgueiro-Otero, Diego & Ojea, Elena, 2023. "The Role of Catch Portfolios in Characterizing Species' Economic Linkages and Fishers' Responses to Climate Change Impacts," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 205(C).
    2. Marissa L. Varade & Francis Choi & Brian Helmuth & Steven Scyphers, 2022. "Catching versus Counting: Comparing the Pro-Environmental Attitudes, Behaviors, and Climate Concerns of Recreational Fishers and Citizen Scientists," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-19, December.

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