Fish Stock Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Species Supporting Capture Fisheries

Description

The impacts of climate change on the aquatic environment pose a growing risk to fish and other marine life. As a result, there is a need to systematically assess the risks to aquatic organisms and fisheries that are managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, including commercially valuable finfish and invertebrates.

This project explored the development of a Fish Stock Climate Vulnerability Assessment “Tool” to identify which commercially valuable species are most vulnerable to climate change, as well as what additional information is available to understand and address the risks.

Program Name

Aquatic Climate Change Adaptation Services Program (ACCASP)

Year(s)

2014 - 2015

Ecoregion(s)

Pacific: Vancouver Island West Coast

Principal Investigator(s)

Karen Hunter
DFO, Pacific Region
Tel.: (250) 756-7120
Email: Karen.Hunter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Kim Hyatt
DFO, Pacific Region
Tel.: (250) 756-7217
Email: Kim.Hyatt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Team Member(s)

Nancy Shackell, DFO Science, Atlantic

Marty King, DFO Fisheries Management, Atlantic

Sarah Quigley, DFO Ecosystem management, Atlantic

Ian Perry, DFO Science, Pacific

Jim Christian, DFO Science, Pacific

Aleria Ladwig, DFO Fisheries Management, Pacific

Neil Davis, DFO Fisheries Management, Pacific

Jeff Grout, DFO Fisheries Management, Pacific

Roger Griffis, NOAA Fisheries Service

Mark Nelson, NOAA Fisheries Service

Wendy Morrison, NOAA Fisheries Service

John Hare, NOAA North East Fisheries Science Centre

Collaborative International Partner(s)

NOAA (Fisheries Service, North East Fisheries Science Center)