Global Fisheries Depleted
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 32
No. 12,
December 2012
A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society finds that declining coral reef fisheries due to over-harvesting and climate change are not only having an adverse impact on marine ecologies, but on the food security of several low-income countries that are unable to adapt to alternative sources of protein, as well as middle-income countries that are more susceptible to climate change. Among the most vulnerable of 27 countries studied were Indonesia and Liberia. The authors, a group of researchers from the University of California, the Wildlife Conservation Society, World Fish Centre and the John Cook University, have also outlined a framework for mitigation.
Link to the published articlehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121017122804.htm
Source: Sanctuary Asia.
