The Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change

The book outlines the actions that fisheries policy makers must undertake in the face of climate change and includes: strengthening the global governance system; a broader use of rights-based management systems; ecosystem protection; industry transformation through the ending of environmental harmful subsidies and a focus on demand for sustainably caught seafood; and, in particular, using aquaculture as a key part of the response to climate change.



Climate change is becoming more evident and, as it increases, will alter the productivity of fisheries and the distribution of fish stocks. From an economic point of view, the changes will have impacts on fisheries and coastal communities in different ways. These expected changes require adaptable and flexible fisheries and aquaculture management policies and governance frameworks.
However, the forms of future climate change and the extent of its impact remain uncertain. Fisheries policy makers therefore need to develop strategies and decision-making models in order to adapt to climate change under such uncertainty while taking into account social and economic consequences.

While most work on climate change in the fisheries sector has focused on fisheries science, this book highlights the economic and policy aspects of adapting fisheries to climate change.
Table of contents
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chair’s Summary
Introduction
Context
Climate Change and Fisheries Adaptation Issues and Strategies: Current State of Play
Key Messages for Fisheries Policy Makers
Future research and considerations
Chapter 1 Fisheries management and governance challenges in a climate change
Overview of global warming relevant to fisheries
How and where does global warming potentially impact on fisheries?
Social, economic and environmental consequences of the impact of climate change on the fisheries sector
How can policy makers respond?
Concluding remarks
Annex 1.A1 Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change
Annex 1.A2 Further details on the calculation of an index of vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries
Bibliography
Chapter 2 Economic and policy issues related to the impact of climate change on fisheries
Physical changes and biological effects in the marine environment
Economic effects of climate change
Governance effects of climate change
Policy responses to climate change
Conclusions: insights on climate change and capture fisheries
Bibliography
Chapter 3 From an ecosystem approach to assess climate change impacts on fisheries
Introduction
The IFRAME model as an EAF approach: elements and structure
Demonstration of the IFRAME approach on the Korean large purse seine fishery .
Implications for fisheries management under a changing climate
Further research
Annex 3.A1 Indicators and reference points used in the IFRAME approach
Bibliography