Climate change talks mustn't forget fisheries

Climate change talks mustn't forget fisheries

1 June 2009 -

Responses to climate change must protect aquatic ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture — and make the most of them

Saying that vulnerable fishing and coastal communities around the world will bear the brunt of climate change's impacts, a group of 16 international organizations today have urged climate negotiators to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture are not neglected in ongoing discussions regarding a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.