Global fish biomass faces steep drop, warns FAO
A set of new projections highlight potential climate risks to exploitable fish biomass for nearly all regions of the world's ocean, including top producer countries and those with high reliance…
Awards for Alaska Regional Fishery Management Council Projects
Projects funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support efforts to better manage fisheries in a changing climate as the Department of Commerce and NOAA are awarding $20 million…
Planning for climate change resilience in Fisheries
Fisheries officials have given the green light for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) implementation plan for its Climate Change Strategy to strengthen resilience efforts in oceanic fisheries. The…
Responding to climate change with alternative fisheries management scenarios
Scientists at the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center are collaborating with communities, managers, and other government and academic scientists in the Bering Sea region. They have authored a new…
Supporting climate resilience in remote Alaska communities
A million-dollar support programme aims advance efforts to promote climate resilience and food security in remote Alaska communities, strengthen collaboration with tribal governments and Indigenous communities and engage Indigenous Knowledge…
Climate change has implications for fisheries
Loss of natural diversity together with climate change is leading to major upheavals in the marine ecosystems, with serious implications for the fishing industry. It remains uncertain what consequences this may…
EU fishing industry body Europêche participated in the EU-China Blue Partnership for the Oceans. Images: Europêche
Clear will to work together at EU-China forum
A clear desire to work with the European Union to tackle climate change and IUU fishing was expressed by China at the second Ocean Forum under the EU-China Blue Partnership…
Species on the move – as climate change drives ecological shifts
All but the most resilient marine species off the US West Coast are likely to be vulnerable to climate change, according to a new NOAA Fisheries assessment. This aims to help…
Climate alarms sounding
The director of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research has delivered a stark message during a panel discussion this week – that climate change is occurring rapidly in the Arctic.…
Governments must co-operate to work towards a blue food revolution
The publication of the Blue Food Assessment (BFA), stating that the demand for blue foods is set to double over the next thirty years, sends a strong and powerful message…