Fisheries and aquaculture face multiple risks from climate c

Marine capture fisheries already facing multiple challenges due to overfishing, habitat loss and weak management are poorly positioned to cope with new problems stemming from climate change, a new study suggests.

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Alarms Sounded On Ocean Acidification

At the Copenhagen global warming conference, researchers have been seeking attention to what's often been an issue in the climate change debate: increasing ocean acidity and its risks for fisheries.

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Britain Will Suffer As Seas Become More Acidic

Carbon dioxide emissions are making the world’s seas more acidic, with devastating effects on fisheries and sea life, quite apart from their effects on climate change. And Britain will be one of the nations hardest hit by the little-known process, which is occurring faster than at any time in the past 55 million years.

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Ocean acidification will cost us dearly - Living Green

Enjoy serving shrimp, oysters or crabs during your holiday meals? Then you should pay heed to the big climate change meeting coming up in Copenhagen. What nations decide there could determine if our ocean will continue providing tasty shellfish - or instead become part of a perilous chemistry experiment that could ravage valuable fisheries and cora

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