Climate change and fisheries: perspectives from small-scale fishing communities

The small-scale, artisanal fishing communities are already threatened by pollution, degradation, displacement and loss of marine biodiversity, on the one hand, and by increasing competition for fishing space and fishery resources from large-scale, destructive and non-selective fishing gear and practices, on the other. These threats are now further aggravated by climate change and variability threats.

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Keywords: CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES, ARTISANAL FISHERIES, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

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Related Topics: Understanding climate change, Sustainable Fishery Livelihoods

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