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Fisheries should prepare for climate change

Fishermen near Mopeia in Mozambique’s Zambezi river basin take a calculated risk by living next to the river. Flooding occurs almost annually now but fishing is their only way of making a living. Tomas de Mul/IRIN
    JOHANNESBURG

    A new UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report says the fisheries sector has access to computer models and scientific analyses of the impact of climate variations, such El Nino and La Nina events, and should do more to understand the impact of climate change on world fish stocks.



    In the latest edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA), the FAO notes that more needs to be done to help vulnerable fishing communities with limited capacity to adapt to the impact of climate change.



    Climatic changes have already affected the distribution of both marine and freshwater species, as warm water species are being pushed towards the poles and are experiencing changes in habitat size and productivity.



    For more details: www.fao.org



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