A global synthesis of climate vulnerability assessments on marine fisheries: Methods, scales, and knowledge co-production

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A global synthesis of climate vulnerability assessments on marine fisheries: Methods, scales, and knowledge co-production
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Climate vulnerability assessments (CVAs) on marine fisheries can be used to identify how fisheries, stakeholders, and communities may be affected by climate change, thereby helping to inform strategies for adaptation. In this paper, a team of researchers reviewed the global literature on CVAs to better understand what approaches and indicators are used in different social-ecological contexts, how well different scales and regions are represented, and how different knowledge systems inform vulnerability in these assessments. This review provides a critical reference for the methods and current status of CVAs on fisheries. Their findings highlight the need for more research and resources in low-income tropical countries to ensure inequities are not increased in the future. Further, they identify areas where research could improve the utility and applicability of CVAs, provide suggestions for conducting CVAs in data-limited regions, and expand on opportunities for wider applicability of CVAs, for example, the potential use of vulnerability indicators in broader monitoring and management schemes.

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Reference

Li, Y., Sun, M., Kleisner, K.M., Mills, K.E., Chen, Y. (2023) A global synthesis of climate vulnerability assessments on marine fisheries: Methods, scales, and knowledge co-production. Global Change Biology. 00:1–17. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16733

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Dr. Yong Chen Professor of Marine Science
Stony Brook University
Dr. Yunzhou Li Postdoctoral Associate
Stony Brook University
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