Exposure of Mediterranean countries to ocean acidification

• 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
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2014
• Subjects: fisheries; aquaculture; ocean acidification; Mediterranean Sea; economic development; multidisciplinary study; Planète et Univers [physics]/Océan; Atmosphère; Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics/Q.Q5 - Environmental Economics/Q.Q5.Q51 - Valuation of Environmental Effects; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/35531; https://doi.org/10.3390/w6061719

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. MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate