50-80pct of fish in Pacific Islands could disappear due to climate change
An artisanal fisherman from Salomon Islands. (Photo: F. Milovac/WorldFish)
(CANADA, 11/17/2017)
Many Pacific Island nations will lose from 50 to 80 per cent of marine species in their waters by the end of the 21st century if climate change continues unchecked, warn the authors of a new Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program study.
The report also projects this area of the ocean to be the most severely impacted by aspects of climate change.
“Under climate change, the Pacific Islands region is projected to become warmer, less oxygenated, more acidic, and have lower production of plankton that form the base of oceanic food webs,” said lead author Rebecca Asch, Nereus Program alumnus and Assistant Professor at East...
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