Outlook for fisheries and aquaculture better than for other food sectors, but UN agency calls for adaptation and mitigation to secure future food requirements Climate change is a major threat to marine life, affecting the most disadvantaged sections of society like small and marginal fishers, says a report of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations, released last week. The report, titled The state of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, shows how climate change is relentlessly disturbing marine life which in turn is affecting the whole ecosystem.

Over-fishing and pollution are other major factors, affecting marine life. The report gives details and examples from across the continents about how climate change is affecting aquaculture and how local people have been taking adaptation initiatives. The six regional case studies—on Lake Chad, Caribbean, Mekong Delta, Benguela Current, Pacific and Latin America—are some examples where some preparatory steps of adaptation have been taken; these also document some major impacts and where such plans can be implemented according to similarity in diversity.

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