Exposure of Mediterranean countries to ocean acidification

International audience This study examines the potential effects of ocean acidification on countries and fisheries of the Mediterranean Sea. The implications for seafood security and supply are evaluated by examining the sensitivity of the Mediterranean to ocean acidification at chemical, biological...

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Published in:Water
Main Authors: Hilmi, Nathalie, Allemand, Denis, Cinar, Mine, Cooley, Sarah, Hall-Spencer, Jason, Haraldsson, Gunnar, Hattam, Caroline, Jeffree, Ross, Orr, James, Rehdanz, Katrin, Reynaud, Stéphanie, Safa, Alain, Dupont, Sam
Other Authors: Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM), Loyola University Chicago, Ocean conservancy Washington, Plymouth University, University of Iceland Reykjavik, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Plymouth Marine Laboratory, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Modelling the Earth Response to Multiple Anthropogenic Interactions and Dynamics (MERMAID), Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Gif-sur-Yvette (LSCE), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), Kiel University, Le Mas St Claude (Grasse), University of Gothenburg (GU), European Project: 265103,EC:FP7:ENV,FP7-ENV-2010,MEDSEA(2011)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2014
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Online Access:https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03211779
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03211779/document
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03211779/file/water-06-01719.pdf
https://doi.org/10.3390/w6061719
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Summary:International audience This study examines the potential effects of ocean acidification on countries and fisheries of the Mediterranean Sea. The implications for seafood security and supply are evaluated by examining the sensitivity of the Mediterranean to ocean acidification at chemical, biological, and macro-economic levels. The limited information available on impacts of ocean acidification on harvested (industrial, recreational, and artisanal fishing) and cultured species (aquaculture) prevents any biological impact assessment. However, it appears that non-developed nations around the Mediterranean, particularly those for which fisheries are increasing, yet rely heavily on artisanal fleets, are most greatly exposed to socioeconomic consequences from ocean acidification.