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In dead water: merging of climate change with pollution, over-harvest, & infestations in the world's fishing grounds (pdf 6mb)

This rapid response report looks at the numerous impacts on the marine environment in order to assess how multiple stresses including climate change might shape the marine world over the coming years and decades.

The locations of the most productive fishing grounds in the world are compared to projected scenarios of climate change, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, intensity of fisheries, land-based pollution, increase of invasive species infestations and growth in coastal development.

The report states that priority needs to be given to protecting substantial areas of the continental shelves. These initiatives are required to build resilience against climate change and to ensure that further collapses in fish stocks are avoided in coming decades.

 

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