Climate Resilience and Adaptation in West African Oyster Fisheries: An Expert-Based Assessment of the Vulnerability of the Oyster Crassostrea tulipa to Climate Change

• Published in: Fishes
• Main Authors: Edem Mahu, Salieu Sanko, Allieubakarr Kamara, Ernest Obeng Chuku, Elizabeth Effah, Zacharie Sohou, Yaovi Zounon, Victoria Akinjogunla, Ruth Oluwatoyin Akinnigbagbe, Hamet Diaw Diadhiou, Robert Marchant
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: oyster; climatic stressors; very high vulnerability; distribution change; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Genetics; QH426-470; Lamarck; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7040205; https://doaj.org/article/74ac698b707545f4bd48e9931281e729

Globally, over 85% of oyster reefs have been lost, and the combined effects of climate change, ocean acidification, and environmental degradation, including pollution and mangrove overharvesting, could further reduce global oyster fisheries in the coming decades. To understand the level of impact of...