@article { 2125,
	title = {Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries},
	journal = {F I S H  and F I S H E R I E S},
	volume = { 10},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {173–1},
	abstract = {Anthropogenic  global  warming  has  significantly  influenced  physical  and  biological processes  at  global  and  regional  scales.  The  observed  and  anticipated  changes  in global  climate  present  significant  opportunities  and  challenges  for  societies  and economies.  We  compare  the  vulnerability  of  132  national  economies  to  potential climate change impacts on their capture fisheries using an indicator-based approach.
Countries in Central and Western Africa (e.g. Malawi, Guinea, Senegal, and Uganda), Peru   and   Colombia   in   north-western   South   America,   and   four   tropical   Asian countries  (Bangladesh,  Cambodia,  Pakistan,  and  Yemen)  were  identified  as  most vulnerable. This vulnerability was due to the combined effect of predicted warming, the  relative  importance  of  fisheries  to  national  economies  and  diets,  and  limited societal  capacity  to  adapt  to  potential  impacts  and  opportunities.  Many  vulnerable countries were also among the world’s least developed countries whose inhabitants are among the world’s poorest and twice as reliant on fish, which provides  27% of dietary  protein  compared  to  13%  in  less  vulnerable  countries.  These  countries  also
produce  20%  of  the  world’s  fish  exports  and  are  in  greatest  need  of  adaptation planning to maintain or enhance the contribution that   fisheries can make to poverty reduction.  Although  the  precise  impacts  and  direction  of  climate-driven  change  for particular fish stocks and  fisheries are uncertain, our analysis suggests they are likely to  lead  to  either  increased  economic  hardship  or  missed  opportunities  for development in countries that depend upon fisheries but lack the capacity to adapt.},
	author = {Edward H. Allison and Allison L. Perry and Marie-Caroline Badjeck and W. Neil Adger and Katrina Brown and Declan Conway and Ashley S. Halls and Graham M. Pilling and John D. Reynolds and Neil L. Andrew and Nicholas K. Dulvy}
}