Effects of the El Niño Events on the Brown Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of California, Mexico

Climate change impacts on living marine resources in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

“…Nevertheless, many shrimp stocks throughout the region are overfished (Cisneros‐Montemayor et al., 2013; Donadi et al., 2015; Haas et al., 2015; Harper et al., 2014; Lindop et al., 2015; Schiller et al., 2014; Trujillo et al., 2015). In addition, shrimp catches are correlated with El Niño, suggesting climate variability may strongly influence interannual stock dynamics (Arreguín‐Sánchez et al., 2015; Diop et al., 2007; López‐Martínez et al., 2002). Overall, the shrimp fishery’s environmental impacts would increase, as it would continue to put additional pressure on shrimp bycatch species, which are projected to undergo strong declines in habitat suitability.…”