Fisheries
Most fish species have a relatively narrow temperature range in which they thrive, and even subtle changes can have impacts on populations. As such, there is no doubt that warmer water resulting from climate change will create management challenges for many of our recreationally important fisheries. In addition to changing water temperatures, challenges such as declining habitat due to land use changes and rising sea levels, hypoxic zones caused by nutrient runoff, and other threats are amplified by the effects of climate change.