Subject: Global Warming and Fishery

From: [email-masked] (Bernd Kuemmel)
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 17:03:25 GMT

Dear reader

One of the consequences of the increasing greenhouse effect
is the global warming related to it.

Currently the equivalent CO2 concentration is only enhanced
by about 50 % compared to the natural, preindustrial values.
Another 50 % are expected within the next 30 till 55 years.

The enhanced greenhouse effect leads to a warming of the
Earth's surface temperature and therefore also to warmer
conditions in the upper oceans (the deeper oceans will also
get warmer, albeit at a longer time scale).

How can the global fishery industry prepare for the warmer
waters, and what would the consequences be? Will there
be changes in the species distribution and quantity that
can be prognosed today? Should we try to steer the
fishing industry in a direction so that it starts preparing
for the coming changes?

Questions that might cool in the boreal summer heat.

Greetings

Bernd Kuemmel, [email-masked]