Climate change is taking a toll on fisheries sector with the consequent ocean warming posing multiple threats to biodiversity and functioning of ocean ecosystem.
The decline in fish availability off Indian coasts could be attributed to the consequences of global warming and climate change and its impact on ocean ecosystem, B Madhusoodana Kurup, Vice-Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), said.
Various aquaculture practices in inland water bodies of the country are badly being affected due to these phenomena, he said while speaking at the 3{+r}{+d} international conference on Global Warming and Food Security at UAE.
Climate change causes sea level rise, extreme weather events, increased frequency of diseases and toxic events and uncertain supplies of freshwater.
The major impacts of sea level rise are on coastal agriculture, tourism, freshwater reserve, fisheries, aquaculture, human settlement, biodiversity, damage to fishery infrastructure such as landing centres, harbours, etc.
He also called upon policymakers and authorities to focus on implementing long-term programmes to tackle the issue.
The Kerala State Action Plan on Climate Change, a project initiated by the State Government aimed at integrating climate change strategies into the development planning process, is a right step towards addressing the issue of climate change, he said.
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