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Climate change and aquaculture: potential impacts, adaptation and mitigation

• 01/01/2009
• Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific

This document addresses the potential impacts of climatic change on the aquaculture sector and to a lesser extent the contribution of aquaculture to climate change. In order to achieve these objectives, the status of this subsector in relation to the total food fish supply, recent changes therein and other related aspects are analysed with a view to addressing potential adaptations and mitigation. Currently, the proportionate contribution of aquaculture to food fish consumption approximates 45 percent; this is also reflected in the increasing contribution of aquaculture to total fisheries figures recorded in the gross domestic product (GDP) of some of the main producing countries. Considering human population growth and stagnation in the growth of capture fisheries, it is expected that the supply of food fish from aquaculture will be required to increase even further to meet future demand for fish.

• Attachments:
  • desilva_and_sato.pdf
• Tags:
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Aquaculture
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Impacts
  • Climate Mitigation
  • Climate Adaptation
  • Food Security

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