Informing Scotland's fisheries policies to be adapted and resilient to climate change and ocean acidification ...

Understanding the impacts of climate change on target fish stocks is of critical importance to supporting and future-proofing the fishing industry and marine economy. This report discusses the predicted effects of climate change on fish stocks, the likely effects on the Scottish fishing industry and...

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Main Authors: Thornborrow, Molly, McCluskey, Brooke, Barlow, Cemlyn, Greener, Kelly, Vale, David, Voskaki, Asimina, Alexandria, Scott
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: BMT 2024
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.7488/era/4430
https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/41707
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Summary:Understanding the impacts of climate change on target fish stocks is of critical importance to supporting and future-proofing the fishing industry and marine economy. This report discusses the predicted effects of climate change on fish stocks, the likely effects on the Scottish fishing industry and to provide recommendations to fill information deficits and inform policy. It makes a number of recommendations for increased monitoring in order to improve data for decision making. ...