Fisheries Climate Survey Report FINAL - Flipbook - Page 4
MAJOR
TAKEAWAYS
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72% of harvesters surveyed believe climate change is occurring,
while 55% of respondents think that climate change will harm
them personally.
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67% of survey respondents have observed an increase in ocean
temperatures in their fishing regions but only 28% of survey
respondents think that climate change has negatively impacted
their ability to catch fish.
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Surveyed harvesters that believe climate change will harm
them personally have lower perceived adaptive capacity and
higher perceived vulnerability.
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Overall survey respondents were less concerned about climate
change than the impact of other fisheries related stressors on
their fishing businesses. 69% of respondents were concerned
about fisheries regulations, 51% were concerned about
financial stress resulting from unstable markets experienced
during COVID, 35% were concerned about loss of access to
the working waterfront, and 32% were concerned about quota
limits. This is compared to the 23% of respondents concerned
about the impacts of climate change on their fishing business.
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