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Volume 8, Issue 10 (Suppl)
J Earth Sci Clim Change, an open access
ISSN: 2157-7617
Climate Change 2017
October 19-21, 2017
CLIMATE CHANGE
October 19-21, 2017 | Rome, Italy
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J Earth Sci Clim Change 2017, 8:10(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C1-037
Climate change impact on inland fisheries: Vulnerability assessment, adaptation and potential
mitigation measures
Uttam Kumar Sarkar, S.K. Nag,Soma Das Sarkar
and
B. K. Das
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, India
I
ndia is the second largest producer of fish contributing 5.43 percent to the global fish production and is also the second major
producer of fish through aquaculture. But in recent years, climate variability manifested by increased temperature, erratic
and unseasonal rains, occurrence of droughts, and a regional increase in severe storm incidence in coastal states have adversely
impacted the fisheries, aquatic biodiversityand livelihood. The impacts are also evident for freshwater fisheries and fishers of
the River Ganga and the water bodies in its plains and deltaic areas. Therefore, any adverse effects of climate change will have
great implication on regional food security especially in the eastern Indo-Gangetic states. It is thus imperative to understand
the vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation strategies of the sector in dealing with the impacts. The studies on inland fisheries
of ICAR –CIFRI, India showedconsiderable geographic shift of several warm water fish species into the colder stretch of the
River Ganges. The reproductive and spawning behaviour of the Indian major carps has been impacted and a consequent
decline in fish spawn availability has been noticed in Ganges basin. Additionally, effect of drought revealed that rainfall deficits
of 29% and 27% during breeding months (March- September) affected 92% fish spawn hatcheries in two selected districts of
West Bengal.
uksarkar1@gmail.com