Article Type
Review
Subject Area
Fisheries Science
Abstract
Fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea are multi-specific and multi-fleet; the artisanal or small-scale fisheries, the trawling fisheries, and the seining fisheries. Currently, the Mediterranean Sea is a hotspot of climate changes. The climate change is a global phenomenon affecting the whole world, its impact is different with regions, and is affected by uncertainty. In marine waters, three climatic changes are the most important: warming, acidification and oxygen loss (deoxygenation). There are many observed impacts (positive or negative impacts) on the different regions of the Mediterranean coastal waters, and many regional models are used to predict the implication of the climate change on the Mediterranean. Fisheries vulnerability to climate change is likely to be higher for pelagic Mediterranean fisheries in the eastern region due to the increase of non-indigenous species and for demersal Mediterranean fisheries in the northern-central Mediterranean due to the high diversity of climatic drivers. Southern Mediterranean countries are expected to be more vulnerable as a result of lower capacity to cope with climate change impacts. Adaptation and mitigation of the climate change are needed. Marine protected areas (MPAs) and reduction of fishing effort are the most effective tools for conservation of biodiversity and protection the fish stocks. The author described different cases study in Mediterranean Sea and discussed special issues in the Egyptian Mediterranean fisheries to prospect and manage the future.
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Recommended Citation
Ragheb, Evelyn
(2024)
"A view on climate change and its impact on the Mediterranean fisheries,"
Blue Economy: Vol. 2
:
Iss.
1
, Article 5.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.57241/2805-2994.1020
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