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Data from: Large benefits to marine fisheries of meeting the 1.5°C global warming target

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Cheung, William W. L.; Reygondeau, Gabriel; Froelicher, Thomas L. (2017). Data from: Large benefits to marine fisheries of meeting the 1.5°C global warming target [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pq6p2

Abstract

Translating the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C above preindustrial level into impact-related targets facilitates communication of the benefits of mitigating climate change to policy-makers and stakeholders. Developing ecologically relevant impact-related targets for marine ecosystem services, such as fisheries, is an important step. Here, we use maximum catch potential and species turnover as climate-risk indicators for fisheries. We project that potential catches will decrease by more than 3 million metric tons per degree Celsius of warming. Species turnover is more than halved when warming is lowered from 3.5° to 1.5°C above the preindustrial level. Regionally, changes in maximum catch potential and species turnover vary across ecosystems, with the biggest risk reduction in the Indo-Pacific and Arctic regions when the Paris Agreement target is achieved.

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