The impact of climate change on the reproductive biology and population dynamics of fishes: Implications for fisheries and food security
1 Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Greater Georgetown, Guyana.
2 Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, Tain, Corentyne, Guyana.
3 Centre for the Study of Biodiversity, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, Guyana.
4 Queensborough Community College, New York, United States of America.
Research Article
International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Archive, 2024, 08(02), 013–034.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijbpsa.2024.8.2.0080
Publication history:
Received on 30 August 2024; revised on 10 October 2024; accepted on 12 October 2024
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate published literature on the impact of climate change on the reproductive biology and population dynamics of fishes. A systematic method was utilized to access published literature on “Impacts of Climate Change on fishes and fisheries”. A total of fifty-two (52) research papers published between the years 1973 to 2024 were accumulated and used for this review. A subjective approach was used to select the topics: impact of climate change and fishes and fisheries. The physical and biological impacts of climate change on fisheries were evaluated. In addition, the role of fisheries in food security to combat the global hunger index of human beings was assessed in this review paper. Strategies to be implemented by fisheries to mitigate the effect of climate change was also presented in this review. The literature accessed revealed that fish is an important resource to the economies of many countries and a source of natural protein. As the average per capita food supply from fish and fisheries products continue to rise in developing nations, it is falling in underdeveloped nations. The published works of literature established that the global fisheries and fish population dynamics, reproductive biology, abundance and distribution are all affected by climate change. This review highlights the fact that more extensive studies on the impact of climate change on fishes and fisheries should be done in neotropical countries since there are gaps of such information on research and published data in these biodiversity rich regions.
Keywords:
Climate change; Fishes; Fisheries; Food Security; Reproduction; Population Dynamics
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