Global warming will reduce world fish stocks by 10 to 40 percent

TASS Vera Shcherbakova/. Global warming associated with climate change will lead to a decrease in fish stocks and biomass in the world ocean by 10% to 40% by the end of the century, depending on the region and the upcoming temperature growth scenario. Such data are contained in the latest, most comprehensive report "Climate Change Risks to Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries: Projections to 2100", prepared by a specialized department of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). As one of the authors of the report, Tarub Bahri, told a TASS correspondent, a wide range of data was collected and analyzed for the first time, which made it possible to make a global forecast. "We compared, analyzed and compiled data from different models and observation systems. This allowed us to achieve the most accurate results and forecasts, which are confirmed by different models," the agency's interlocutor said. She explained that projections were made for different countries and zones, and under ...