Impacts of climate change on marine fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, and human health: an update

The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in 2013 and 2014, highlighted the vulnerability, impacts and adaptation of marine systems to climate change and ocean acidification. As this field of research is constantly building and evolving, “Observed and projected impacts of climate change on marine fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, and human health: an update” was recently published as an update of findings since the release of the report.

The literature review was published in Frontiers in Marine Science by CORU alumni Lauren Weatherdon, CORU leader William Cheung, and Nereus Research Associate (Honorary) Rashid Sumaila. The authors found that the new papers continue to support the key conclusions from the IPCC, and provide new evidence to improve confidence and understanding of climate change impacts.

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