To analyze how changing temperatures alter households’ fishing behavior, the authors examined fishing effort and fish catch in a major inland fishery. They used longitudinal observational data from households in Cambodia, which has the highest per-capita consumption of inland fish in the world. Higher temperatures caused households to reduce their participation in fishing but had limited net effects on fish catch.
Fishers’ response to temperature change reveals importance of integrating human behavior in climate change analysis
Authors
Fiorella, K., E.R. Bageant, N.B. Schwartz, S.H. Thilsted, and C.B. Barrett
Publication Date
30 April 2021
Publication Name
Science Advances
Topics
Climate change, fish catch