Warming oceans signal fishery changes, study says
Warming temperatures in the world’s oceans will cause major changes for the fishing industry, according to a study published Sunday Nov 20, 2011, involving a UBC researcher.
The study — a collaboration among economists, biologists and climate-change scientists co-authored by UBC’s Rashid Sumaila and published in the journal Nature— says there are already signs some fish species are leaving their usual surroundings for cooler waters.
“Climate change is only going to complicate our problems,” said Sumaila. “There is overfishing. It’s fundamental that we deal with that.”
Listen to the Radio Canada International interview with Dr. Rashid Sumaila (Nov. 2011)
Listen to the CBC Radio interview with Dr. Rashid Sumaila (Nov. 2011)
