Effects of Climate Change on Marine Fisheries

Dear Colleagues,

A growing body of research demonstrates that climate change has and will continue to affect marine ecosystems and how humans obtain seafood from them. However, understanding the many variables, the interaction between the scales of variability, the spectrum of biological outcomes and reactions, and the adaptive capacity of fishing sectors in distinct geographical areas remains elusive. Such understanding could improve this sector's climate resilience and future livelihoods and food security.

This Special Issue aims to convey up-to-date research and critical reviews on the consequences of climate change on marine fisheries. This includes studying fish species’ physiological and ecological reactions, the effects on fisheries’ productivity, and management and socioeconomic adaptation strategies. We acknowledge that climate change encompasses various environmental changes, including gradual physical and chemical changes in variables such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, acidification, stratification, and salinity. It also includes changes in the frequency and intensity of climate anomalies and extremes, as well as long-term trends in the amplitude and variability patterns at scales ranging from days to decades. We especially invite articles that examine the simultaneous impacts of several climate change phenomena across diverse temporal ranges. We will select manuscripts for publication that address both observed changes and anticipated impacts.

Dr. Salvador E. Lluch Cota
Prof. Dr. William Cheung
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at mdpi.longhoe.net by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fishes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• climate change
• climate extremes
• ecophysiology
• marine ecosystems
• fisheries management
• fishing sector
• climate adaptation
• detection and attribution
• modeling
• projections