Responsibility
Are aquaculture and fisheries resilient enough to withstand climate change?
With most global seafood production vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, each sector faces unique adaptability obstacles and opportunities.
Responsibility
Study proposes ‘more realistic’ modeling for climate change impacts on marine ecosystems
A new global model pinpoints marine regions where extreme temperatures are likely to have particularly harmful effects from climate change.
Fisheries
Which fish species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic are most vulnerable to climate change?
Certain fish species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic may be more vulnerable or resilient to climate change than others.
Responsibility
Creatures great and small: Study says warming Arctic Ocean a threat to zooplankton, right whales
With ocean warming, sea creatures and commercial fishing fleets are migrating northward – potentially endangering Pacific right whales.
Fisheries
NOAA confirms link between snow crab decline and marine heatwave
Starvation is most likely the cause of a mass mortality event during the eastern Bering Sea marine heatwave, according to NOAA scientists.
Responsibility
Study: Global warming above 2 degrees-C will lead to ‘irreversible loss in marine ecosystem habitability’
CSIRO determines that global warming above 2 degrees-C will decrease viable ocean habitats and will affect fishing grounds and productivity.
Innovation & Investment
Tool aims to predict effects of marine heatwaves, improve fisheries management
Scientists have developed an ocean management tool that provides real-time predictions of how top predators shift during marine heatwaves.
Fisheries
Warming ocean water a threat to predatory species, Woods Hole study determines
Tuna, billfishes and sharks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico could lose 40 to 70 percent of their suitable habitat due to warming ocean water.
Responsibility
Can artificial reefs in seagrass meadows help protect the ocean against climate change?
A new study finds that artificial reefs can bolster seagrass growth in the tropics and help mitigate climate change.
Fisheries
Ocean warming increases risk of salmon bycatch in Pacific hake fishery
Ocean warming and increased frequency of marine heatwaves could lead to higher Chinook salmon bycatch rates, scientists say.
Responsibility
Seagrass at risk of decline from the effects of climate change, study concludes
Scientists project seagrass to decline in abundance and composition from the effects of climate change, even in a “best case” scenario.
Responsibility
With ocean warming, wild seaweed stocks risk collapse without protection, experts warn
With ocean warming, scientists warn that urgent international protection measures need to be implemented to protect wild seaweed stocks.
Fisheries
Study: Most marine fish are responding to ocean warming by relocating toward the poles
Fish populations are responding to ocean warming by shifting toward the earth’s poles or moving to deeper waters – all in a bid to stay cool.
Fisheries
Maritime Canada’s lobster population is strong. So why are scientists worried?
The lobster population in Canada’s Maritime region falls within the healthy zone, but scientists worry about the effects of climate change.
Fisheries
Researchers examine the impact of climate change on zooplankton
Australian team models the impact of climate change on zooplankton, which represents about 40 percent of the world’s marine biomass.
Responsibility
U.S. government releases first-ever Ocean Climate Action Plan
The Ocean Climate Action Plan is the first-ever government-wide strategy to maximize the power of the ocean to combat climate change.