Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change
This book documents a comprehensive assessment of the vulnerability of tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture to climate change. It is also a resource for anyone wanting to learn about the diverse oceanic, coastal and freshwater fisheries and aquaculture activities of the Pacific Islands region, and the environmental conditions and habitats that support them. The information was compiled from contributions by scientists and fisheries managers from 36 institutions around the world.
This book is available as a pdf.
ISBN 978-982-00-0471-9, SPC 2011
Book and companion summary plus DVD containing the book and summary.
All inclusive price: US$ 150.00 (plus packaging and postage)
Buy the book online through our distributor Pacific Book’In.
Includes: book (925 pages), summary of information for individual Pacific Island countries and territories (386 pages) and a DVD (e-books, PDFs of whole book, summary, and individual chapters of book and summary).
A series of Policy Briefs summarising the key findings are also available
For more information, contact SPC: [email protected]
Book: Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change
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Chapter PDFs
Front matter
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Surface climate
Chapter 3 Tropical Pacific Ocean
Chapter 4 Ocean food webs
Chapter 5 Coral reefs
Chapter 6 Mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats
Chapter 7 Freshwater and estuarine fish habitats
Chapter 8 Oceanic fisheries
Chapter 9 Coastal fisheries
Chapter 10 Freshwater and estuarine fisheries
Chapter 11 Aquaculture
Chapter 12 Implications
Chapter 13 Adapting, policies and investments
Glossary
Index
Cover
Supplementary tables
Summary: Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change
This summary, which is a companion to the book, provides vital information in an accessible form for each Pacific Island country and territory. It will be a valuable planning tool for policy makers, communities and their development partners.
This Summary is available as an e-book.
The main sections of the Summary are also available as PDFs and thre is a PDF of the complete Summary (see below for links).
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Policy briefs related to fisheries, aquaculture and climate change
Following the release of “Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change”, a 925-page book a 380-page companion summary, SPC’s Strategic Engagement, Policy and Planning Facility has produced four policy briefs to synthesise and summarise some of the key messages related to:
Oceanic fisheries and climate change (download PDF)
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Coastal fisheries and climate change (download PDF)
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Freswater fisheries and climate change (download PDF)
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Aquaculture and climate change (download PDF)
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Résumé : Vulnérabilité des ressources halieutiques et aquacoles du Pacifique tropical face au changement climatique
Ce résumé vise à présenter les principales conclusions de l’étude sur la vulnérabilité des ressources halieutiques face au changement climatique sous un format accessible aux territoires français de la zone Pacifique : la Nouvelle-Calédonie, la Polynésie française et Wallis et Futuna. Il constitue un outil de planification pour les décideurs politiques, les communautés, et leurs partenaires dans le domaine du développement.
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