Fisheries development in northeastern Asia in conjunction with changes in climate and social systems

Suam Kim

Marine Policy, 2010, vol. 34, issue 4, 803-809

Abstract: The status and prospects of fisheries in northeastern Asia are reviewed in conjunction with climate change and social issues. This region has the biggest yield, consumption, and international trade of fisheries products in the world. Due to increasing industrialization and greenhouse gas emissions, higher rates of warming have occurred. The impacts of climate change on fisheries could be detrimental because the main fishery products are small pelagic fish whose biomass fluctuations are sensitive to climate changes. Improvements in the economies of the nations in this region offset the demand for fish products in human diets, and employment in fisheries. It is recommended that fisheries management plans consider both changes in climate and in social systems. Stocks which migrate between national jurisdictions are in need of particular attention.

Keywords: Climate; change; Fisheries; Northwestern; Pacific; Fishery; economy; Small; pelagic; fish (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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