Overfishing and climate change impacts on New Zealand’s fish populations were hidden – until now
An international team of researchers shows that, despite ocean water temperature around the island country modestly increasing by 0.04°C per decade from 1950–2019, the presence of warmer-climate species is a clear indicator of the impacts of climate change on marine life.
Climate change will have an adverse impact on trophic amplification in marine food webs
Climate-driven changes in ocean environmental conditions — ocean warming, deoxygenation and acidification — are projected to affect the physiological functions of marine organisms, their geographic distributions, biological life cycles and total biomass.
Market-based solution makes the case for blue carbon
Over 120 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent could be sequestered every year by 2050 by applying a market-based solution (MBS) to global fisheries that would allow fishers to decide whether – at certain times – it is more profitable to go fish or to remain at port.
Fish buffered from recent marine heatwaves, showing there’s still time to act on climate change
Fish were surprisingly resilient to marine heatwaves before 2019, highlighting the need to keep seas from warming further, according to new research.
In climate change talks and development goals, the tropical majority must be recognized and respected
We are in the UN Decade of Ocean Science and that means prioritizing diversity and inclusion in all decision-making processes
European fisheries under threat, climate change may impact on future catch
Without rapid adaptation or aggressive mitigation tactics, climate change is projected to induce profound negative consequences on future fisheries production in Europe.
Science belongs in global policy, UNEP must change eligibility requirements
Researchers are urging the United Nations to get rid of stringent entry requirements for government-funded scientists at independent institutions to allow for greater scientific input on climate change mitigation.
Macroalgae have a complex tale to tell about coral reef health
The amount of macroalgae (the group to which seaweed belongs) covering coral reefs is not always an accurate indicator of human disturbance.
‘This is a wake-up call for the world’: UBC researchers at the forefront of championing for change
The Galápagos islands are under severe threat from ocean pollution, climate change, and illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing pressures
Op-ed: To Prove its Climate and Biodiversity Ambitions the EU Must Protect the Ocean’s Carbon Engineers
An op-ed article by Drs. William Cheung and Rashid Sumaila regarding the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, that is currently taking place opened in Montreal.