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Climatic Change (2014) 124:703715
DOI 10.1007/s10584-014-1110-7
Neil J. Holbrook & Johanna E. Johnson
Received: 8 July 2013 /Accepted: 9 March 2014 /Published online: 9 April 2014# The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
Abstract Commercial marine fishing contributes significantly to the Australian economy, and has great importance for coastal communities. However, climate change presents significant challenges for Australias fishing industries, now and into the future. With greater use of targeted information, the fishing industry will be better placed to minimise the negative impacts and take advantage of opportunities associated with the effects of climate change. The future of the fishing industryspecifically wild capture fisherieswill depend on its ability and capacity to apply appropriate adaptation strategies for its viability and sustainability in the long-term. Knowledge regarding expected long-term changes in species distributions, improved weather and seasonal climate forecasts and their influence on target species, and better understanding of species tolerances, can inform adaptation responses. This paper provides a review of recent advances in research addressing Australias priorities in relation to commercial marine fisheries responses to current and anticipated future climate change impacts, and considers barriers and adaptation options for fisheries management over the near-term planning horizon of 57 years.
1 Introduction
Commercial marine fishing is an important sector of the Australian economy. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences estimate the gross value of production of commercial fisheries and aquaculture in 2009/10 was ~ AUD 2.18 billion. Of this, AUD 1.2 billion was exported in 2009/10 (ABARES 2011), and AUD 1 billion in 2008 (estimate by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Ridge-Partners 2010). Marine
N. J. Holbrook (*)
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australiae-mail: [email protected]
N. J. Holbrook
Adaptation Research Network for Marine Biodiversity and Resources, Hobart, Australia
J. E. Johnson
C2O Consulting, Cairns, QLD, Australia
J. E. Johnson
School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia
Climate change impacts and adaptation of commercial marine fisheries in Australia: a review of the science
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fishing activities (including trapping and Indigenous hunting) provided employment for 7,646 people in 2009/10, a 24 % increase from the previous year, and indirectly...