Global warming disrupts fish stocks

The global catches of fishes would largely benefit from achieving the 1.5°C global warming target. This is the conclusion of In the last twelve months, a large number of countries signed the Paris Agreement with the aim to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. However, it is currently unclear how the world will achieve this ambitious climate target. Demonstrating the benefits to human society of meeting - or even undercutting - this goal will hopefully encourage countries and private sectors to make strong commitments to achieve it. Scientists at ETH Zurich and the University of British Columbia have therefore translated the Paris climate target to the global fisheries, which are supporting billions of people for food, livelihood and culture. In doing so, they highlight how this important sector would benefit from meeting this goal. Their study has just been published in the journal - Science '.