Effects of climate change and global warming on marine ecosystems and fishery resources

This chapter overviews the results of previous studies on the impacts of climate change, such as climate regime shifts and global warming, on marine ecosystems and fishery resources. Furthermore, our ongoing modelling studies to predict future changes in natural marine environments due to global warming and their influence on human activities are introduced. Such simulation studies, together with observations, can be a powerful tool to link climate change systematically with marine ecosystems and fishery resources and provide a guideline for adaptation of human activities to future global warming, especially for fisheries and tourism.

Related Subject(s): Environment and Climate Change