Virtual Fact Sheets

Northeast Atlantic Fisheries

Main results Slight future increase projected in both mackerel and (for some periods) in blue whiting spawning stock…

Baltic Sea Fisheries

Main results Pelagic fish will benefit from future warmer temperatures, but future stock sizes will depend strongly on…

Barents Sea Fisheries

Main results: Sea surface temperature is expected to increase during the next two decades, with a concurrent decrease…

West of Scotland Fisheries

Main results The distribution of marine fish species in and around the west of Scotland is changing due…

Adriatic Sea Fisheries

Main results Fishing activities in the Adriatic are quite vulnerable to increasing water temperature, as almost all target…

North Norwegian Lakes

Main results Salmonids in Northern lakes will experience rapid and substantial warming resulting in a prolonged ice-free season…

Italian Lake Garda

Main results Temperature increase in Lake Garda can exceed the optimal levels for several species, leading to decreased…

Czech Lake Lipno

Main results The two main drivers of warm-water fish are temperature and food quantity New methods for calculating…

Hungarian Ponds

Main results As temperature increases, carps are likely to grow faster in the future as a result of…

Northeast Atlantic Aquaculture

Main results Salmon are vulnerable to temperature increase due to thermal limitations. In some Norwegian regions, temperature already…

Greek Aquaculture

Main results Fish will grow faster in the future, requiring shorter periods to reach various commercial sizes. Depending…

Spanish Aquaculture

Main results Water temperature projections vary among climate models. The most conservative does not predict any significant change…

Scottish Aquaculture

Main results Effect of climate changes varies by location, so it is difficult to generalise impact and identify…

Italian Aquaculture

Main results Climate models predict an increase of seawater temperature (1-2ºC by 2050) and barely significant changes in…

European Waters Overall

Species ClimeFish includes 18 species that represent the most important and less resilient exploited fish stocks: the most…