Impacts of Climate Change in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pinnegar, John K.; Buckley, Paul; Engelhard, Georg H.

doi:10.1002/9781119154051.ch12

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“…Despite increases in the popularity of tuna, shrimps, and prawns, UK consumer preferences have largely remained consistent through time, and have not responded to changes in local production, which is particularly evident for cod and haddock. Distribution shifts due to climate change have further reduced the UK’s availability of these cold-water species, which are largely imported from countries north of the UK such as Norway and Iceland (Jennings et al 2016 ; Phillipson and Symes 2018 ; Pinnegar et al 2017 ). Despite thriving herring and mackerel fisheries, there is limited local demand for these cheap and nutritious species, probably due to consumer aversion to oily and bony fish (Franklin 1997 ; Leek et al 2000 ), resulting in the UK exporting the majority of these landings.…”

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Widening mismatch between UK seafood production and consumer demand: a 120-year perspective

Harrison

Engelhard

Thurstan

et al. 2023

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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AbstractDeveloped countries are increasingly dependent on international trade to meet seafood requirements, which has important social, environmental, and economic implications. After becoming an independent coastal state following Brexit, the UK faces increased trade barriers and changes in seafood availability and cost. We compiled a long-term (120-year) dataset of UK seafood production (landings and aquaculture), imports, and exports, and assessed the influence of policy change and consumer preference on domestic production and consumption. In the early twentieth century, distant-water fisheries met an increasing demand for large, flaky fish such as cod and haddock that are more abundant in northerly waters. Accordingly, from 1900 to 1975, the UK fleet supplied almost 90% of these fish. However, policy changes in the mid-1970s such as the widespread establishment of Exclusive Economic Zones and the UK joining the European Union resulted in large declines in distant-water fisheries and a growing mismatch between seafood production versus consumption in the UK. While in 1975, UK landings and aquaculture accounted for 89% of seafood consumed by the British public, by 2019 this was only 40%. The combination of policy changes and staunch consumer preferences for non-local species has resulted in today’s situation, where the vast majority of seafood consumed in the UK is imported, and most seafood produced domestically is exported. There are also health considerations. The UK public currently consumes 31% less seafood than is recommended by government guidelines, and even if local species were more popular, total domestic production would still be 73% below recommended levels. In the face of climate change, global overfishing and potentially restrictive trade barriers, promoting locally sourced seafood and non-seafood alternatives would be prudent to help meet national food security demands, and health and environmental targets.

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Widening mismatch between UK seafood production and consumer demand: a 120-year perspective

Harrison

Engelhard

Thurstan

et al. 2023

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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“…Други изследователи откриват, че някои видове риби вече променят разпространението си в отговор на затоплянето на океанските температури. Например атлантическата треска се е преместила на север и в по-дълбоки води в северната част на Атлантическия океан през последните няколко десетилетия (18). Подобни промени се наблюдават и при водолюбивите птици, които са променили разпространението си по време на зимуване на север и на изток от Обединеното кралство (15).…”

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Climate Change: Impacts on World Ocean and Biodiversity

Jeleva,

Yanakieva,

Radeva

2023

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Промяната на климата е предизвикана предимно от антропогенни фактори. В атмосферата се отделят големи количества парникови газове, особено въглероден диоксид (CO 2 ), които задържат топлина и водят до повишаване на температурата на Земята. Това оказва редица отрицателни въздействия върху околната среда, включително върху световния океан, който абсорбира около 90% от затоплянето през последните десетилетия. Наблюдават се и значими последици върху живите организми в морските екосистеми. Целта е да бъдат проучени и анализирани последиците от промяната на климата върху световния океан и възможните рискове за биоразнообразието. За постигането на целта е извършено проучване в научната литература и стратегически документи на Европейската комисия и Организацията на обединените нации с помощта на електронни бази данни, включително Scopus и Web of Science. Търсенето използва комбинация от ключови думи и предметни заглавия, свързани с промяната на климата и въздействието върху световния океан, както и последиците за морските екосистеми. Съществуват убедителни доказателства, че рисковете и въздействията от увеличаването на концентрациите на парникови газове в атмосферата са значителни и оказват влияние върху живота на планетата. Последните

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“…Fish bodies start to fail when they find themselves in warmer water, so they have to use their energy to move to cooler waters instead of breeding or searching for food. This problem was studied by Pinnegar et al (2017) for mackerel. The authors set out a series of impacts of climate on UK fisheries, noting the spread of this species into Icelandic and Faroese waters, impacting quota allocation between nations and fleets and governance.…”

Section: Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%