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Talbot, E, Jontila, J-B S, Gonzales, BJ, Dolorosa, RG, Jose, ED, Sajorne, R, Sailley, SF, Kay, S and Queiros, AM 2024 Incorporating climate-readiness into fisheries management strategies. Science of The Total Environment, 918. 170684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170684
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Abstract/Summary
Tropical oceans are among the first places to exhibit climate change signals, affecting the habitat distribution and abundance of marine fish. These changes to stocks, and subsequent impacts on fisheries production, may have considerable implications for coastal communities dependent on fisheries for food security and livelihoods. Understanding the impacts of climate change on tropical marine fisheries is therefore an important step towards developing sustainable, climate-ready fisheries management measures. We apply an established method of spatial meta-analysis to assess species distribution modelling datasets for key species targeted by the Philippines capture fisheries. We analysed datasets under two global emissions scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) and varying degrees of fishing pressure to quantify potential climate vulnerability of the target community. We found widespread responses to climate change in pelagic species in particular, with abundances projected to decline across much of the case study area, highlighting the challenges of maintaining food security in the face of a rapidly changing climate. We argue that sustainable fisheries management in the Philippines in the face of climate change can only be achieved through management strategies that allow for the mitigation of, and adaptation to, pressures already locked into the climate system for the near term. Our analysis may support this, providing fisheries managers with the means to identify potential climate change hotspots, bright spots and refugia, thereby supporting the development of climate-ready management plans.
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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| Additional Keywords: | Climate-resilience Climate-smart marine spatial planning Tropical marine fisheries Palawan Philippines |
| Divisions: | Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Science Areas > Marine Ecology and Biodiversity Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Science Areas > Marine System Modelling |
| Depositing User: | S Hawkins |
| Date made live: | 01 Mar 2024 09:03 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2024 09:03 |
| URI: | https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10138 |
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