The Nereus Program is participating in the 7th World Fisheries Congress in Busan, South Korea, including organizing the session “Future of marine fisheries under climate change: Exploring uncertainties, future scenarios and multi-scale transformative pathways.”
Participants include Nereus Program Manager/Research Associate Wilf Swartz, Nereus Alumnus Ryan Rykaczewski (The University of South Carolina) and Nereus Fellows Rebecca Asch (Princeton University), Mathieu Colléter (UBC), Guillermo Ortuño Crespo (Duke University), Matilda Petersson (Stockholm University), Vicky Lam (UBC), and Daniel Dunn (Duke University).
Full agenda:
TUESDAY, MAY 24
S09-FUTURE OF MARINE FISHERIES UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTIES, FUTURE SCENARIOS AND MULTI-SCALE TRANSFORMATIVE PATHWAYS
C101, 14:00-16:00
Moderators: Rykaczewski, Ryan; Swartz, Wilf
14:40-15:00. S09-03: Projected Changes in the Distribution and Phenology of Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus) Spawning Aggregations
Asch, Rebecca G.; Erisman, Brad E.
15:00-15:20. S09-04: Projected change in global fisheries revenues under climate change
Lam, Vicky WY; Cheung, William WL; Reygondeau, Gabriel; Sumaila, Rashid U.
15:20-15:40. S09-05: Examining the adaptive capacity of global seafood supply chains through corporate strategies and market-based initiatives.
Swartz, Wilf; Ota, Yoshitaka
17:00-17:20. S09-09: Evolution, ownership and control in the global seafood industry
Österblom, Henrik; Spijkers, Jessica; Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste
S18-SCIENCE TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES IN CHANGING ECOSYSTEMS
C212, 16:20-18:00
17:00-17:20. S18-14: A review of the impacts of fisheries on open-ocean ecosystems
Ortuno Crespo, Guillermo Alexis; Dunn, Daniel
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
S09-FUTURE OF MARINE FISHERIES UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTIES, FUTURE SCENARIOS AND MULTI-SCALE TRANSFORMATIVE PATHWAYS
C101, 10:50-12:30
Moderators: Asch, Rebecca; Swartz, Wilf
11:10-11:30. S09-14: Influence of spawning phenology on modeled fish recruitment and biomass under projected climate change
Petrik, Colleen M; Asch, Rebecca; Sarmiento, Jorge; Stock, Charles; Watson, James
14:20-14:40. S09-19: Impacts of fishing and climate change on the world’s ocean biomass from 1950 to 2100
Colléter, Mathieu; Cheung, William W. L.; Gascuel, Didier; Reygondeau, Gabriel; Pauly, Daniel
FRIDAY, MAY 27
S05FE- GS:FISHERIES ECOLOGY/MANAGEMENT
C204, 10:00-11:40
10:00-10:20. S05FE-01: Dynamic ocean management increases the efficiency and efficacy of fisheries management
Dunn, Daniel C; Maxwell, Sara M; Boustany, Andre M; Halpin, Patrick N
Nereus session details:
FUTURE OF MARINE FISHERIES UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTIES, FUTURE SCENARIOS AND MULTI-SCALE TRANSFORMATIVE PATHWAYS
Climate change and acidification impact ocean systems and fisheries in multifaceted ways, through changes in ocean productivity, redistribution of species and fisheries resources and increased variability of some fish stocks. These impacts have large implications for fishing sectors, coastal communities and society, particularly for those that are already vulnerable due to, for instance, resource depletion, existence of perverse subsidies and institutional barriers that inhibit consideration of transboundary issues. To help build climate-resilience for marine fisheries, we need to understand adaptive capacity of both biophysical and human systems, and explore the need and potential for transformations at multiple levels to ensure sustainable oceans and fisheries. Because of the complexity of the marine social-ecological system and the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved, we need to assess these measures at multiple scales (local, regional and global) and domains (biophysical, economic, social and legal) to avoid mal-adaptation and incompatibility in achieving sustainable fisheries goals. Firstly, we need to better understand the future of the oceans and fisheries and the associated risks and uncertainties. Secondly, we need to evaluate the adaptive capacity of both the natural and human systems to these expected future changes. Thirdly, we need to identify and evaluate options for transformative measures that mitigate or reduce impacts from climate change and ocean acidification. In this 2-day session, we will bring together researchers and practitioners in the fields of oceanography, fisheries science, management, economics, governance and legal studies to discuss their latest findings on: – assessing the vulnerability, risks and uncertainties of future fisheries under climate change and ocean acidification – scenario development for fisheries – exploration of possible adaptation and/or transformative pathways that can lead to sustainable development in the ocean under climate change.
