FAO: Climate change putting fish biomass at risk

FAO Climate Risks Report

Source: FAO/Camilo Pareja

There’ll be steep falls in stock numbers by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario, advises new report

Climate change is a potential problem for the fish biomass in nearly all regions of the world’s ocean, including top producer countries and those with a high reliance on aquatic foods, according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 

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