Climate | NOAA Fisheries

New Study: Climate Change to Shift Many Fish Species North

A new NOAA Fisheries-funded study presents the first major projections of where U.S. fish species populations may shift under future climate scenarios.

May 17, 2018 - Feature Story ,

National

Methodology for Assessing the Vulnerability of Marine Fish and Shellfish Species to a Changing Climate

This tech memo explores which species may be most vulnerable to climate-related environmental change. We have developed a vulnerability assessment to quantify a species' exposure and sensitivity to expected climate change. (NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-OSF-3)

March 15, 2018 - Technical Memo ,

National

A Review of Potential Approaches for Managing Marine Fisheries in a Changing Climate

Climate variability and change may affect marine fisheries by altering ecosystem functions, fish abundance and productivity, species and fishery distributions, bycatch rates, and habitat availability. This tech memo explores the proactive management alternatives that can increase stock, species, ecosystems, and fishing business resiliency.

March 15, 2018 - Technical Memo ,

National

Report of a Workshop on Best Approaches and Needs for Projecting Marine Mammal Distributions in a Changing Climate, Santa Cruz, California, USA, 12-14 January 2016

NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-54 Published Date: 2016

January 17, 2018 - Technical Memo ,

National

Climate and Marine Resources Task Force

Task Force of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

National

Climate and Technology: Trends in Living Marine Resources

An interview with former NOAA Fisheries Chief Science Advisor Dr. Richard Merrick

June 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,

National

Butterfish—Little Fish Big Science

The new stock assessment for butterfish accounted for the effects of ocean temperatures on the distribution of the stock, something that will become increasingly important as the climate changes and the oceans warm.

June 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,

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