Lead institution:
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission – Canada
Climate change is affecting ocean processes and fisheries, impacting natural ecosystems and human communities.
This ten-year initiative aims to develop an international ocean intelligence system capable of assessing changes and predicting impacts on local ecosystems and communities, using salmon as an exemplar species. Salmon are culturally, economically, and ecologically important in North Pacific and Atlantic basins. They integrate cumulative effects of change in freshwater and oceans and highlight these effects to human communities. Currently, our knowledge of the inter-connections between climate, oceans, and salmon are insufficient to predict change and develop resilience. This effort will provide this knowledge.
Start Date: 01/01/2021
End Date: 31/12/2030
Lead Contact: Kathryn Berry (kathryn.berry@pices.int)