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Research brief: Climate change to cost Pacific tuna fisheries millions

September 8, 2021 4:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Climate change to cost Pacific tuna fisheries millions

Using model simulations of the movement of tuna distributions across the tropical Pacific subject to projected ocean changes, the researchers found that without strong mitigation efforts, tuna distributions are likely to shift away from island fishing zones.

Safeguarding the world’s largest tuna fishery

October 2, 2019 12:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Safeguarding the world’s largest tuna fishery

New research has used a combination of records from captains and scientific observers, FAD tracking data, ocean models and cutting edge simulation methods to reveal for the first time the trajectories and potential impact FADs may have on fisheries around Pacific island nations.