Climate change disrupts fisheries
By ANNE MATHER
July 8th
TASMANIA'S fisheries and agriculture industries are in jeopardy because of climate change, says a report released yesterday.
The report warns warming ocean waters could threaten Tasmania's abalone and rock lobster industries as well as farmed and wild fish stocks.
Temperature rises could also hit the state's dairy farms, vineyards and orchards.
The report by climate change expert Melanie Fitzpatrick, commissioned by the Australian Greens, shows climate change is already affecting Tasmania's environment and economy.
Greens Senator Christine Milne said all sectors of the state needed to focus urgently on how to adapt to the changes and to minimise their impacts.
The report, The Impact of a Changing Climate on Industry Sectors, warns that the $150million abalone industry is in jeopardy because rising water temperatures along the East Coast has introduced the long-spined sea urchin, which is devastating kelp forests needed by abalone.
The report says the East Coast has already seen a 1C rise in surface ocean temperature since 1940, and further rises could hurt the Atlantic salmon farming industry.
July 8th
TASMANIA'S fisheries and agriculture industries are in jeopardy because of climate change, says a report released yesterday.
The report warns warming ocean waters could threaten Tasmania's abalone and rock lobster industries as well as farmed and wild fish stocks.
Temperature rises could also hit the state's dairy farms, vineyards and orchards.
The report by climate change expert Melanie Fitzpatrick, commissioned by the Australian Greens, shows climate change is already affecting Tasmania's environment and economy.
Greens Senator Christine Milne said all sectors of the state needed to focus urgently on how to adapt to the changes and to minimise their impacts.
The report, The Impact of a Changing Climate on Industry Sectors, warns that the $150million abalone industry is in jeopardy because rising water temperatures along the East Coast has introduced the long-spined sea urchin, which is devastating kelp forests needed by abalone.
The report says the East Coast has already seen a 1C rise in surface ocean temperature since 1940, and further rises could hurt the Atlantic salmon farming industry.
posted by Diane Harrison, Editor Hard Evidence Magazine at 9:45 AM
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