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Understanding Climate Impacts On The Maine Coastal Fish And Invertebrate Community Through Synthesis Of The Maine- New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey
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2021
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Description:The Gulf of Maine is warming at an unprecedented rate and there is a critical need to understand the effects of climate change on Maine’s marine resources. Changes in factors associated with climate change will influence the productivity of fishery resources through impacts on key life history processes, including recruitment, growth, and natural mortality (Kerr et al. 2009, Drinkwater et al. 2010, Pershing et al. 2015). Shifts in the distribution of species biomass have also been observed in response to gradual warming and extreme events (Nye et al. 2009, Pinsky et al. 2013, Mills et al. 2013). These changes have the potential to alter the composition and diversity of marine communities and to impact key predator-prey relationships. The effects of climate change can also act synergistically with fishing to drive ecosystem change in the Gulf of Maine, potentially rendering fished stocks less productive and less resilient to change. Evaluating how climate and fishing jointly affect community characteristics is central to understanding ecosystem change and anticipating future concerns as climate change progresses.
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