UN warns industry on climate change
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The fishing industry needs to do more to tackle the effects of climate change, recommended the United Nations (UN) in a note. For the institution, those involved in the activity must take more drastic actions to eliminate the problem of overfishing (when fishing reduces the number of fish to below the acceptable level).
According to France Presse news agency, a report of the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) states that those responsible for bad fishing practices must be punished and said the need to implement new strategies to combat climate change.
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In a note, the UN asked that the fishing industry take steps to prevent the animals continue to suffer from global warming
"Changes in climate are already affecting the species of animals and plants that live in the sea. Those living in warmer waters are being pushed to the poles and experiencing changes in the size of their habitat and their productivity," says the study.
Moreover, experts say that the seasonality of biological processes is also being amended, changing the relationship between marine life and water, with unforeseeable consequences for the production of fish.
"Efforts are needed urgently to help the fishing communities to strengthen their resilience to climate change, especially those most vulnerable," said Kevern Cochrane, one of the authors of the work.
Overfishing, which is said in the study as the biggest problem, affecting 19% of the main areas where commercial fishing is practiced. According to the study, this index has worsened with the increase in the use of illegal fishing techniques, such as practical with networks inappropriate.
Until now, the areas most adversely affected by fishing are the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the western Indian Ocean and the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
The study also criticized the small amount of effort being made to regulate fishing in service, leading to shark fishing and fishing with illegal equipment, saying that there was limited progress.
Source: Reuters
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