Guidelines for co-creating climate adaptation plans for fisheries and aquaculture

Abstract

Climate change is having a significant impact on the biology and ecology of fish stocks and aquaculture species and will affect the productivity within seafood supply chains in the future. The challenges are further amplified when actors within the fisheries and aquaculture sectors have very different ideas and assumptions about climate change and what risks and opportunities they entail. In order to address the challenges of climate change, several countries have developed national adaptation plans. However, fisheries and aquaculture are rarely included in these plans, resulting in a general lack of documented adaptation strategies within these sectors in most countries. This paper introduces guidelines for the development of climate adaptation plans (CAPs) within fisheries and aquaculture, applying a co-creation approach that requires the participation of scientists, industry representatives, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders. The objective is to provide a stepwise approach to facilitate and enable stakeholders to plan strategies toward climate adaptation. The guidelines are based on practical experience and include a three-step process: (1) assessment of risks and opportunities; (2) identification of adaptation measures, and (3) operationalization of CAPs. The three-step process is also part of a larger cycle, including implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, again generating iterative feedback loops over time. Lessons learned are discussed, and we highlight the advantages and challenges of developing CAPs. While the guidelines are designed for and tested within fisheries and aquaculture systems, the CAP approach is also employable for other natural resource-based systems.

Adopsi Teknologi Informasi di Marikultur Berbasis Ekonomi Inovasi dan Ekologi Lingkungan Di Asia Tenggara

“…Hal ini didasarkan bahwa adopsi yang positif dapat dipengaruhi oleh manfaat yang dirasakan lebih tinggi bagi pembudidaya perikanan dan lingkungan, kompleksitas sistem yang lebih rendah, biaya keuangan yang lebih rendah bagi pembudidaya perikanan dan kompatibilitas yang lebih tinggi dengan pengelolaan pertanian saat ini. Memahami variasi wilayah (Naylor et al, 2021) dapat memberikan wawasan yang lebih baik kepada para pengambil kebijakan mengenai jenis inovasi dan teknologi informasi yang disukai oleh para pembudidaya perikanan untuk melakukan mitigasi dan adaptasi terhadap perubahan iklim di sepanjang rantai nilaibudidaya perikanan di Asia Tenggara (Pham et al, 2021).…”

Rapid climate change increases diversity and homogenizes composition of coastal fish at high latitudes

“…In addition, coastal ecosystems are exposed to human activities across multiple sectors, including fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, and extractive industries (Halpern et al., 2019). However, climate change impact on fish is of particular concern considering their key ecological and socio‐economic role in coastal areas (Seitz et al., 2014), and fish redistribution calls for climate adaptation of coastal management (Leith et al., 2014; Pham et al., 2021).…”