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Community Fisheries and Climate Change

Community Fisheries and Climate Change. By Ebelina Tsiode. Introduction. Community fisheries encompasses all that is cultural, traditional, communal, terrestrial and coastal.

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Community Fisheries and Climate Change

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  1. Community Fisheries and Climate Change By EbelinaTsiode

  2. Introduction • Community fisheries encompasses all that is cultural, traditional, communal, terrestrial and coastal. • The main goal is to encourage communities through the community-based ecosystems approach to fisheries management (CEAFM) and as custodians of the marine environment to ensure long-term sustainability of marine resources. • Communities, associations, groups and individuals are what makes up for subsistence and artisanal fishing.

  3. Status of Community Fisheries

  4. Status of Community Fisheries

  5. Implications of climate change Fish needed for good nutrition (35 kg per person per year) Reef ? Tuna ? Aquaculture ? ? 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fish needed for food security (x 1000 tonnes)

  6. Implications of climate change • Determine the sustainable production of reef fish and shellfish • Production of reef fish and shellfish expected to decline • Tuna will need to supply most of the fish required • Coastal fishers will need to transfer their effort from reefs to tuna • Aquaculture and reef fish should be used for ‘special ocassions’

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