Securing ocean benefits for society in the face of climate change

• Main Authors: Ruckelshaus, M., Doney, S.C., Galindo, H.M., Barry, J.P., Chan, F., Duffy, J.E., English, C.A., Gaines, S.D., Grebmeier, J.M., Hollowed, A.B., Knowlton, N., Polovina, J., Rabalais, N.N., Sydeman, W.J., Talley, L.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X13000183

Benefits humans rely on from the ocean – marine ecosystem services – are increasingly vulnerable under future climate. This paper reviews how three valued services have, and will continue to, shift under climate change: (1) capture fisheries, (2) food from aquaculture, and (3) protection from coastal hazards such as storms and sea-level rise. Climate adaptation planning is just beginning for fisheries, aquaculture production, and risk mitigation for coastal erosion and inundation. A few examples are highlighted, showing the promise of considering multiple ecosystem services in developing approaches to adapt to sea-level rise, ocean acidification, and rising sea temperatures. Ecosystem services; Climate adaptation; Coastal hazards; Fisheries; Tourism; Trade-offs;