Impacts of climate change on commercial fish stocks in Norwegian waters

Global Warming and Its Economic Effects on the Anchovy Fishery and Tourism Sector in North-Western Spain

“…The climate scenarios should be regarded as internally consistent patterns of plausible future climates, and not predictions based in probabilities. Since most climate models focus on the atmosphere, the climate change scenarios for the ocean are particularly prone to uncertainty (Stenevik & Sundby, 2007). It is, however, concluded that the global warming will affect the ocean through changes in the sea temperature, among other variables (IPCC, 2001).…”

“…In particular, we assess the possible economic effects of global warming on this fishery and sea surface temperature management is introduced into the management problem. This variable allows us to gather evidence of climate change and its repercussion on ecosystems and marine species, which are the bases of fish reproduction functions (McGowan et al, 1998;Levitus et al, 2000;IPCC, 2001;Stenevik and Sundby, 2007). Other variables, such as the frequency and intensity of rainfall, acidity, dissolved carbon and salinity, are also prone to experience environmental changes; however there is a high level of correlation between all of these variables.…”

The Barents and Chukchi Seas: Comparison of two Arctic shelf ecosystems

“…Recent evidence suggests that some fish species, including Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scomber) and blue whiting, are increasing in abundance in the Barents Sea during the current warming period (Anon, 2004(Anon, , 2005. In the Barents Sea, it is also possible that warming will lead to increased biomasses of zooplankton and upper trophic level fish, seabirds and marine mammals that are not ice-associated species (Drinkwater, 2005;Stenevik and Sundby, 2007;Saetersdal and Loeng, 1987). Estimates of future mesozooplankton production in the Barents Sea, given increased air temperatures, suggest an increased secondary production at moderate warming, but a decrease if the temperature in the northern Barents Sea reduces the dominance of the larger Arctic copepods .…”

Arctic Societies, Cultures, and Peoples in a Changing Cryosphere

“…Although projections of how biophysical changes and sea-ice loss will influence commercial fisheries resources, in terms of specific stocks and species, are limited and uncertain (ACIA 2005;Loeng 2008) it is expected that key stocks will increase and likely shift their summer distribution northward (Stenevik and Sundby 2007). Coastal marine ecosystems may be adversely affected by increased glacial runoff and river discharges, and rising ocean temperature is currently causing changes in nutrient transfer (Martin et al 2009).…”