Socioeconomic Impacts of Changes to Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture that are Brought about through Climate Change

Stoeckl, N; Larson, S; Thomas, J; Hicks, C; Pascoe, S; Marsh, H

Socioeconomic Impacts of Changes to Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture that are Brought about through Climate Change

Stoeckl, N Larson, S Thomas, J

Hicks, C Pascoe, S Marsh, H

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Publisher:: Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell.
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Global Analysis., 2018, pp. 925-958
Issue Date:: 2018

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dc.contributor.author	Stoeckl, N
dc.contributor.author	Larson, S
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7116-3275
dc.contributor.author	Hicks, C
dc.contributor.author	Pascoe, S
dc.contributor.author	Marsh, H
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-06T21:25:06Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-06T21:25:06Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.citation	Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Global Analysis., 2018, pp. 925-958
dc.identifier.isbn	9781119154044
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/164165
dc.description.abstract	Climate change will disrupt relationships between fishers, fisheries and fishing communities in complex ways, with final impacts on well-being highly context-dependent. We highlight these themes through three markedly distinct case-studies: small-scale, artisanal and subsistence-based fisheries of the western Indian Ocean (WIO), fishing of cultural keystone species in the Torres Strait, and commercial fishing in Australia. We note that climate change will affect various fish resources differently and that all impacts will not necessarily be adverse. Confounding factors and dynamic feedbacks will likewise depend on context: in the WIO, population growth and crop failures will further strain limited fish resources; in the Torres Strait, rising sea levels will present acute challenges; while in Australian commercial fisheries, dynamic feedbacks will be chiefly driven by changes in the global fish market. Furthermore, whereas stronger governance will likely protect fish stocks in Australian waters (possibly at the expense of fisheries elsewhere in the world), there is a likelihood of “maladaptation” in the WIO and on the Papua New Guinea side of the Torres Strait. The importance of social and cultural values is evident in each case study. Strategies that leverage these values and help strengthen social capital may have much to offer in a variety of contexts. Although pure notions of economic efficiency encapsulate well-being (formally, “social welfare”), the models that underpin much of fisheries policy incorporate only provisioning services (maximizing economic yield rather than well-being). By incorporating additional values, these models could better promote the long-term viability of a complex and dynamic socio-ecological system
dc.format.extent	29
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell.
dc.relation.ispartof	Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Global Analysis.
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/9781119154051.ch28
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dc.title	Socioeconomic Impacts of Changes to Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture that are Brought about through Climate Change
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
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dc.date.updated	2022-12-06T21:25:02Z
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Abstract:

Climate change will disrupt relationships between fishers, fisheries and fishing communities in complex ways, with final impacts on well-being highly context-dependent. We highlight these themes through three markedly distinct case-studies: small-scale, artisanal and subsistence-based fisheries of the western Indian Ocean (WIO), fishing of cultural keystone species in the Torres Strait, and commercial fishing in Australia. We note that climate change will affect various fish resources differently and that all impacts will not necessarily be adverse. Confounding factors and dynamic feedbacks will likewise depend on context: in the WIO, population growth and crop failures will further strain limited fish resources; in the Torres Strait, rising sea levels will present acute challenges; while in Australian commercial fisheries, dynamic feedbacks will be chiefly driven by changes in the global fish market. Furthermore, whereas stronger governance will likely protect fish stocks in Australian waters (possibly at the expense of fisheries elsewhere in the world), there is a likelihood of “maladaptation” in the WIO and on the Papua New Guinea side of the Torres Strait. The importance of social and cultural values is evident in each case study. Strategies that leverage these values and help strengthen social capital may have much to offer in a variety of contexts. Although pure notions of economic efficiency encapsulate well-being (formally, “social welfare”), the models that underpin much of fisheries policy incorporate only provisioning services (maximizing economic yield rather than well-being). By incorporating additional values, these models could better promote the long-term viability of a complex and dynamic socio-ecological system

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