AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightTo reduce the potential effects of climate change on fisheries and food security for many impoverished fishing communities in Sudan, it is advised that expanded and sustained investments in market development, fisheries governance, and the provision of economic incentive mechanisms be made.
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Abstract
The Red Sea is one of the warmest and saltiest seas in the world. Generally Marine communities are facing increasing pressures especially with climate change. Climate change means changes in weather for years that either occur naturally or by human activities. Temperature, winds, vertical mixing, salinity, oxygen, pH and other physical and chemical elements, among others, have a range of direct and indirect effects that have an impact on fisheries. The direct effects act on the physiology, development rates, reproduction, behavior and survival of individuals and can in some cases be studied experimentally and in controlled conditions. Indirect effects act via ecosystem processes and changes in the production of food or abundance of competitors, predators and pathogens. Besides all that, Policymakers continue to pay insufficient attention to the fishing industry. Fisheries should be prioritized throughout the adaptation phase of policy development, and enough funding should be allocated to increase regional fish output that is sustainable. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of climate change on fish production in the Red Sea region of Sudan. It has been observed that the average maximum temperature for many years in the region is 33.8 0C. The total precipitation average was recorded as 165 mm. To reduce the potential effects of climate change on fisheries and food security for many impoverished fishing communities in Sudan, it is advised that expanded and sustained investments in market development, fisheries governance, and the provision of economic incentive mechanisms be made.