Poleward shifts in marine fisheries under Arctic warming
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15549532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Per Fauchald (0000-0003-3046-0967, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, corresponding author), Per Arneberg (0000-0003-4693-3124, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, corresponding author), Jens Boldingh Debernard (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), Sigrid Lind (0000-0002-8805-6652, Norwegian Meteorological Institute), Erik Olsen (0000-0002-7552-2335, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research), Vera H Hausner (0000-0001-9825-0419, UiT The Arctic University of Norway) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 074057-074057 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ac1010 |
| OpenAlex | W3176534918 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 51 |
As global warming makes the Arctic Ocean more accessible, concerns have been raised about the environmental consequences of a possible expansion of commercial fisheries into pristine marine ecosystems. Using a recently released global dataset, we quantify for the first time how fishing activities are responding to diminishing sea ice and a warmer Arctic Ocean. We show that trawling dominates Arctic fisheries and that this activity penetrates rapidly into Arctic shelf areas previously protected by extensive ice-cover as a response to interannual sea ice loss. We model the development of trawling activity under a climate change scenario and use the model to identify areas with high risk of increased trawling activity and estimate the amount of trawling avoided in recently established fishery protection zones. Stronger responsibility must be undertaken by Arctic coastal states to regulate increased fishing pressure and protect vulnerable Arctic shelf ecosystems
Arctic · Arctic ice pack · Bottom trawling · Climate change · Commercial fishing · Ecosystem · Effects of global warming on oceans · Fishery · Fishing · Global warming · Marine ecosystem · Sea ice · Trawling · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Environmental Science · Marine and fisheries research · Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
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Rebuilding Global Fisheries
Overview of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) experimental design and organization
Global fishery prospects under contrasting management regimes
Arctic sea ice decline
Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status
Large‐scale redistribution of maximum fisheries catch potential in the global ocean under climate change
The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6
Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway
Greenland's offshore Greenland halibut fishery and role of the Marine Stewardship Council certification
Fishery observers address arctic fishery discards
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |