A review of adaptation options in fisheries management to support resilience and transition under socio-ecological change

Woods, Pamela J.; Macdonald, Jed I.; Bardarson, Hlynur; Bonanomi, Sara; Boonstra, Wiebren J.; Cornell, G; Cripps, Garth; Danielsen, Rannvá; Färber, Leonie; Ferreira, Ana Sofia; Ferguson, Kiyomi; Holma, Maija; Holt, Rebecca E.; Hunter, Karen L.; Kokkalis, Alexandros; Langbehn, Tom J.; Ljungström, Gabriella; Nieminen, Emmi; Nordström, Marie C.; Oostdijk, Maartje; Richter, Andries; Romagnoni, Giovanni; Sguotti, Camilla; Simons, Andrew M.; Shackell, Nancy L.; Snickars, Martin; Whittington, Jason D.; Wootton, Henry F; Yletyinen, Johanna

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“…Adaptation plans will depend on the biological characteristics of the fishery resources, on the characteristics of the fishery, and on the capacity of fishers to adapt to changes associated with climate change. Changes in the distribution and abundance of fishery resources can affect accessibility for artisanal and industrial fishing fleets, which may require changes in size and capacity of fishing vessels, characteristics of fishing gears, and in fuel consumption 58 , 63 , 78 . Conflicts can arise between neighbouring human communities and nations as resources decrease in abundance from common fishing areas but increase in abundance in other areas.…”

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Climate vulnerability assessment of key fishery resources in the Northern Humboldt Current System

Ramos

Tam

Aramayo

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Sci Rep

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The Northern Humboldt Current System sustains one of the most productive fisheries in the world. However, climate change is anticipated to negatively affect fish production in this region over the next few decades, and detailed analyses for many fishery resources are unavailable. We implemented a trait-based Climate Vulnerability Assessment based on expert elicitation to estimate the relative vulnerability of 28 fishery resources (benthic, demersal, and pelagic) to the impacts of climate change by 2055; ten exposure factors (e.g., temperature, salinity, pH, chlorophyll) and 13 sensitivity attributes (biological and population-level traits) were used. Nearly 36% of the species assessed had “high” or “very high” vulnerability. Benthic species were ranked the most vulnerable (gastropod and bivalve species). The pelagic group was the second most vulnerable; the Pacific chub mackerel and the yellowfin tuna were amongst the most vulnerable pelagic species. The demersal group had the relatively lowest vulnerability. This study allowed identification of vulnerable fishery resources, research and monitoring priorities, and identification of the key exposure factors and sensitivity attributes which are driving that vulnerability. Our findings can help fishery managers incorporate climate change into harvest level and allocation decisions, and assist stakeholders plan for and adapt to a changing future.

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Climate vulnerability assessment of key fishery resources in the Northern Humboldt Current System

Ramos

Tam

Aramayo

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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“…At what point is it necessary to forgo efforts to maintain system structures and enact transformational adaptation to prevent or reduce sizable risks inevitable in the face of climate uncertainty? What are the barriers to transformative actions, and how can these be remedied to initiate lasting change in otherwise vulnerable systems (Bierbaum et al, 2013 ; Woods et al, 2022 )? These are questions for social and ecological systems alike on the cusp of transformation.…”

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Review of adaptations of U.S. Commercial Fisheries in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic using the Resist‐Accept‐Direct (RAD) framework

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Cook

Golden

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Fisheries Management Eco

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The COVID‐19 pandemic transformed social and economic systems globally, including fisheries systems. Decreases in seafood demand, supply chain disruptions, and public safety regulations required numerous adaptations to maintain the livelihoods and social resilience of fishing communities. Surveys, interviews, and focus groups were undertaken to assess impacts from and adaptive responses to the pandemic in commercial fisheries in five U.S. regions: the Northeast, California, Alaska, the U.S. Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. Fishery adaptation strategies were categorized using the Resist–Accept–Direct (RAD) framework, a novel application to understand social transformation in a social‐ecological system in response to a disturbance. A number of innovations emerged, or were facilitated, that could improve the fisheries' resilience to future disruptions. Fishers with diversified options and strategic flexibility generally fared better, i.e., had fewer disruptions to their livelihoods. Using the RAD framework to identify adaptation strategies from fishery system actors highlights opportunities for improving resilience of fisheries social‐ecological systems to future stressors.

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“…Poulain et al, 2018, Bahri et al, 2021, Galappaththi et al, 2021. In this TS, Woods et al, (2022) present a thorough and comprehensive review of adaptation options aimed at supporting social or ecological resilience and/or aiding adaptation to changes induced by environmental or social stressors in North America, Europe and the South Pacific. Contrary to their expectations, most examples focus on management adaptation aiming at enhancing ecological resilience in response to environmental or social stressors outside of the context of climate change and are, thus, poorly tailored to face its impacts.…”

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‘Adaptation science’ is needed to inform the sustainable management of the world's oceans in the face of climate change

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Bartolino

Coll

et al. 2022

ICES Journal of Marine Science

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The global response to the challenge of increasingly rapid and severe climate change is shifting from a focus on mitigation and remediation of impacts to a pragmatic adaptation framework. Innovative adaptive solutions that transform the way in which we manage the world's oceans and, particularly, the harvesting of marine resources in a sustainable manner, are urgently needed. In that context, ICES Journal of Marine Science solicited contributions to the themed article set (TS), “Exploring adaptation capacity of the world's oceans and marine resources to climate change”. We summarize the contributions included in this TS that provide examples of emerging climate change impacts, assess system risks at subnational and international scales, prove and evaluate different adaptation options and approaches, and explore societal and stakeholder perceptions. We also provide some “food for thought" on possible future developments in a transdisciplinary “adaptation science” working at the interface between ecology, socio-economics, and policy-governance, and that will have to provide concrete solutions to the challenges represented by climate-change and anthropogenic activity. Success will depend on the extent to which new knowledge and approaches can be integrated into the decision-making process to support evidence-based climate policy and ecosystem-based management. This includes testing their effectiveness in real systems, but also consider how social acceptance of adaptive measures will/will not support their full implementation.

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A review of adaptation options in fisheries management to support resilience and transition under socio-ecological change

Cited by 25 publications

References 65 publications

Climate vulnerability assessment of key fishery resources in the Northern Humboldt Current System

Climate vulnerability assessment of key fishery resources in the Northern Humboldt Current System

Review of adaptations of U.S. Commercial Fisheries in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic using the Resist‐Accept‐Direct (RAD) framework

‘Adaptation science’ is needed to inform the sustainable management of the world's oceans in the face of climate change

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