Policy must keep pace as climate change reshapes fisheries
The EU Long Distance Fleet Advisory Council (LDAC) has adopted at its plenary meeting in Brussels new advice calling for stronger integration of impacts of climate change into EU external…
Arctic cod shift northwards
A key species across the entire Arctic region is increasingly under pressure due to climate change. A new study of Arctic cod by researchers from the Greenland Institute of Natural…
The FFA-Niue side event deliberated under the theme On the Road to Climate-Resilient Fisheries
Pacific leaders lobby for climate-resilient fisheries
Pacific leaders have issued a unified call for urgent global action to protect the world’s largest tuna production region from the accelerating impacts of climate change. This comes with a…
Understanding ocean processes in the face of climate change
Scientists from the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea and the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia (UNSW) have rolled out a programme in Papua New Guinea to collect…
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…
