The Paris Agreement aims to mitigate the potential impacts of climate change on ecological and social systems. Using an ensemble of climate-marine ecosystem and economic models, we explore the effects of implementing the Agreement on fish, fishers, and seafood consumers worldwide. We find that implementing the Agreement could protect millions of metric tons in annual worldwide catch of top revenue-generating fish species, as well as billions of dollars annually of fishers' revenues, seafood workers' income, and household seafood expenditure. Further, our analysis predicts that 75% of maritime countries would benefit from this protection, and that similar to 90% of this protected catch would occur within the territorial waters of developing countries. Thus, implementing the Paris Agreement could prove to be crucial for the future of the world's ocean ecosystems and economies.
1.Univ British Columbia, Fisheries Econ Res Unit, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada 2.Univ British Columbia, OceanCanada Partnership, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada 3.Univ British Columbia, Changing Oceans Res Unit, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada 4.Univ British Columbia, Nippon Fdn Nereus Program, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada 5.Dalhousie Univ, Marine Affairs Program, 1355 Oxford St,POB 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada 6.Univ British Columbia, Food & Resource Econ, 341-2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Recommended Citation:
Sumaila, U. Rashid,Tai, Travis C.,Lam, Vicky W. Y.,et al. Benefits of the Paris Agreement to ocean life, economies, and people[J]. SCIENCE ADVANCES,2019-01-01,5(2)