Climate Change and Fisheries
- Abstract
Tribal fisheries play a vital role in the economies, cultures and subsistence lifestyles of many indigenous groups in the United States. In several regions of the US, tribal fisheries have been severely impacted by EuroAmerican land management practices, habitat destruction and resource exploitation. Activities such as the construction of hydroelectric dams, the introduction of non-native species, overharvesting, and the deforestation of stream banks, have dramatically reduced the health and abundance of tribal fisheries. Climate change is likely to exacerbate the detrimental impacts to tribal fisheries by further altering fresh and saltwater ecosystems.
- Resource Type
- Factsheet/pamphlet
- Author
- Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
- Date
- April 16, 2013
- Institution
- Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
- Organization Type
- Ngo
- Climate and Environmental Impacts
- Food/crops Water
- Other
- Tribal/tek