Global Warming Disrupts Fish Stocks http://rgn.bz/GwPt

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The global catch of fish would largely benefit from achieving the 1.5°C global warming target. This is the conclusion of the study recently published by climate researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of British Columbia in the journal Science .

If sea temperatures rise, how do fish survive? Tropical fish will need to migrate to cooler waters.

The researchers also found that some oceans will benefit much more from achieving the global warming target. Fishermen in the tropical Pacific Ocean would see their catch shrink by 12 percent if the 1.5 degree rise in temperature is met, while a 3.5 degree increase would lead to a reduction of 47 percent. The benefits for vulnerable tropical countries is therefore a strong reason why 1.5°C should be met. “People living in these regions rely heavily on fish as their primary protein source from animals,” stresses Thomas Frölicher, co-author of the study, and senior scientist at the ETH Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics (IBP)

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