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- Objectives
- To discuss the current work that IATTC is doing to understand and prepare for the effects of climate change, highlight various tools and frameworks that other countries and international organizations have developed to promote climate-resilient fisheries, and propose a climate change workplan for IATTC that will allow us to better understand, account for, and prepare for the impacts climate change may have on fisheries, its target species, non-target species, and the EPO
ecosystem. - Background
- Studies have continuously shown the impacts climate change has had on marine species and ecosystems, the fishing industry, and fishing communities. A recent IATTC resolution on climate change was adopted (C-23-10) and recognized the impacts climate change is having on its resources and fisheries and that these impacts could affect the long-term conservation and sustainability of fish stocks covered by the Convention. Many strategies and tools are being developed and are helping agencies and organizations understand these direct and indirect
effects. The staff has compiled, reviewed and discuss them to develop a workplan for the IATTC’s consideration so that a plan can be implemented in order to achieve climate-resilient fisheries in the future. - Relevance for management
- Developing a workplan, framework and tools to understand the effects can lead to management measures that can anticipate, respond to, and be better adapted to change, leading to climate-resilient fisheries and ecosystems.
- Duration
- 5 years
- Workplan and status
- 2024: Review and share available workplans, frameworks and tools to promote climate resilient fisheries
- 2025: Decide on scope and objectives, develop a framework, and begin strategic tool creation
- 2026: Strategic tool development through participatory (i.e., workshop) and non participatory (i.e., technical and scientific, non-workshop) activities
- 2027: Strategic and tactical tool development through participatory (i.e., workshop) and non-participatory (i.e., technical and scientific, non-workshop)
- 2028: Tactical tool development and actual tool application/management implementation
- External collaborators
- CPCs, and other relevant stakeholders
- Deliverables
- Workplan that expands on the objectives listed above (SAC-15-12).
- Presentation for SAC and annual meetings
- Multiple workshops for scoping, framework and tool development, including the development of a climate framework and associated tools to help scientists and managers better understand the impacts of climate change, identify adaptation plans, implement management plans, and continue to track and monitor changes