Evaluating climate change risks to Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £241,145
WHERE South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Summary
Climate change is altering ecosystems and fisheries yet is conspicuously absent from fisheries management policy and implementation. The effects of climate change on high value toothfish caught in Southern Ocean longline fisheries are largely unknown. This project will synthesise environmental and biological information to undertake a risk assessment of climate-driven change to toothfish in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, contributing to conservation priorities for the region, including enhancing existing management of fisheries and the Marine Protected Area.
