Incorporating climate change into fisheries management in Atlantic Canada and the Eastern Arctic

Published May 2021

The primary intent of this report is to (1) review the state of Canada’s fisheries and the past and future projected climate change effects on them; (2) review the best tools and approaches that are currently used to adapt fisheries management to climate change; (3) evaluate the extent to which climate change and its effects are being considered in the management of marine fisheries in Atlantic Canada and the Eastern Canadian Arctic, and (4) recommend steps to increase the robustness of Canadian fisheries management to climate change.