Potential socioeconomic impacts from ocean acidification and climate change effects on Atlantic Canadian fisheries

Tyler J.B. Wilson, Sarah R. Cooley, Travis C. Tai, William W.L. Cheung, Peter H. Tyedmers

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Abstract

Ocean acidification is an emerging consequence of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. The full extent of the biological impacts are currently not entirely defined. However, it is expected that invertebrate species that rely on the mineral calcium carbonate will be directly affected. Despite the limited understanding of the full extent of potential impacts and responses there is a need to identify potential pathways for human societies to be affected by ocean acidification. Research on these social implications is a small but developing field. This research contributes to this field by using an impact assessment framework, informed by a biophysical model of future species distributions, to investigate potential impacts facing Atlantic Canadian society from potential changes in shellfish fisheries driven by ocean acidification and climate change. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are expected to see declines in resource accessibility but are relatively socially insulated from these changes. Conversely, Prince Edward Island, along with Newfoundland and Labrador are more socially vulnerable to potential losses in fisheries, but are expected to experience relatively minor net changes in access.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0226544
JournalPLoS One
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
TJBW, TCT, WWLC and PHT acknowledge the support from the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) http://www.meopar. ca/ - under the Canadian Ocean Acidification Research Program (COARp) https://meopar.ca/ projects/cycle-ii-research/. TJBW also acknowledges scholarship support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in the form of the Canadian Graduate Scholarship-Masters Program (CGS-M)- http:// www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/. TCT and WWLC also acknowledge support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) -http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/; and through the OceanCanada Partnership - https://oceancanada. org/. WWLC also acknowledges funding support from the Nippon Foundation-University of British Columbia Nereus Program - http://nereusprogram. org/. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.*%blankline%*

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Wilson et al.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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