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Building Climate-Resilient Fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic

Building Climate-Resilient Fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic

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Published June 2024

Climate change poses a growing threat to marine life, creating an urgent need for climate-informed management strategies. A newly developed Climate Risk Index for Biodiversity was used to map critical risk areas for over 2000 marine species and 90 fish stocks in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, a hotspot for global warming.