Danylchuk, Andy J. and Griffin, Lucas P. and Ahrens, Robert N M and Allen, Micheal S. and Boucek, Ross and Brownscombe, Jacob William and Casselberry, Grace A. and Danylchuk, Sascha Clark and Filous, Alex and Goldberg, Tony and Perez, Addiel and Rehage, Jennifer and Santos, Rolando O. and Shenker, Jonathan and Wilson, Jo Ellen K. and Adams, Aaron J. and Cooke, Steven (2022) Cascading effects of climate change on recreational marine flats fishes and fisheries. Environmental Biology of Fishes.
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Tropical and subtropical coastal flats are shallow regions of the marine environment at the intersection of land and sea. These regions provide myriad ecological goods and services, including recreational fisheries focused on flats-inhabiting fishes such as bonefish, tarpon, and permit. The cascading effects of climate change have the potential to negatively impact coastal flats around the globe and to reduce their ecological and economic value. In this paper, we consider how the combined effects of climate change, including extremes in temperature and precipitation regimes, sea level rise, and changes in nutrient dynamics, are causing rapid and potentially permanent changes to the structure and function of tropical and subtropical flats ecosystems. We then apply the available science on recreationally targeted fishes to reveal how these changes can cascade through layers of biological organization—from individuals, to populations, to communities—and ultimately impact the coastal systems that depend on them. We identify critical gaps in knowledge related to the extent and severity of these effects, and how such gaps influence the effectiveness of conservation, management, policy, and grassroots stewardship efforts.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Climate Change, Recreational Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Flat Fish, Sea Level Rise, Conservation, Fish Species, Migration, Fisheries Management |
| Subjects: | Disasters and Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2025 10:32 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2025 10:32 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21822 |
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