New research from scientists and economists at the University of California Santa Barbara, Oregon State University and Environmental Defense Fund identifies the dramatic future impacts of climate change on the world's fisheries and how fishing reforms are vital to sustaining the global seafood supply. Even in the face of climate change, the research (to be released at the AAAS meeting on February 18) finds that the total amount of fish in the oceans globally and fishing profits would increase significantly through effective management.
The new research identifies what portion of fish species are expected to migrate out of a country's fishing waters due to warming or move into a new country's waters (exclusive economic zone). Many of those countries where losses may be the most severe are in developing regions whose people are heavily reliant on seafood for nutrition and survival, yet lack effective fishing management.
WHO:
Christopher Costello, University of California, Santa Barbara
Jake Kritzer, Environmental Defense Fund
Michael Harte, Oregon State University
Steven Gaines, University of California, Santa Barbara (Moderator)
Merrick Burden, Environmental Defense Fund
WHERE:
In Person: AAAS Meeting (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Hynes Convention Center Room 103, Boston, MA
Live Webcast:
Watch live at https://www.eurekalert.org/aaasnewsroom/2017/briefings/ (Journalists who aren't already registered as reporters with AAAS' EurekAlert! must do so by Friday, February 17th at the very latest in order to watch the webcast Saturday. Sign up here: https://eurekalert.org/register.php)
WHEN:
3 PM EST (Eastern U.S. Standard Time) on Saturday, February 18, 2017
CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please RSVP and/or request the research on an embargoed basis by contacting Valerie Holford (202-365-5336 and valerieholford@starpower.net) or Matthew Smelser (202-572-3272 and msmelser@edf.org). AAAS meeting attendees are also invited to the subsequent briefing for all meeting participants on Sunday (details furnished on request).
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