Fish Stock Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Species Supporting Capture Fisheries
ACCASP # Pac19
Description
The impacts of climate change on the aquatic environment pose a growing risk to fish and other marine life. As a result, there is a need to systematically assess the risks to aquatic organisms and fisheries that are managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, including commercially valuable finfish and invertebrates.
This project will develop a Fish Stock Climate Vulnerability Assessment “Tool” to provide a standardized method for identifying which commercially valuable species are most vulnerable to climate change, as well as what additional information is available to understand and address the risks. This knowledge will provide fisheries managers with a basis for developing potential management actions to reduce the vulnerability of species and stocks. It will also help to identify where more information is needed to understand, track, and respond to fish stock vulnerability, which will help to prioritize research, monitoring and modeling efforts.
Program Name
Aquatic Climate Change Adaptation Services Program (ACCASP)
Year(s)
2014 - 2015
Ecoregion(s)
Pacific: Vancouver Island West Coast
Principal Investigator(s)
Karen Hunter
DFO, Pacific Region
Tel.: (250) 756-7120
Email: Karen.Hunter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Kim Hyatt
DFO, Pacific Region
Tel.: (250) 756-7217
Email: Kim.Hyatt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Team Member(s)
Nancy Shackell, DFO Science, Atlantic
Marty King, DFO Fisheries Management, Atlantic
Sarah Quigley, DFO Ecosystem management, Atlantic
Ian Perry, DFO Science, Pacific
Jim Christian, DFO Science, Pacific
Aleria Ladwig, DFO Fisheries Management, Pacific
Neil Davis, DFO Fisheries Management, Pacific
Jeff Grout, DFO Fisheries Management, Pacific
Roger Griffis, NOAA Fisheries Service
Mark Nelson, NOAA Fisheries Service
Wendy Morrison, NOAA Fisheries Service
John Hare, NOAA North East Fisheries Science Centre
Collaborative International Partner(s)
NOAA (Fisheries Service, North East Fisheries Science Center)
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