ABSTRACT
There is a growing concern among marine scientists over the impacts of global environmental changes, specifically climate change, ocean acidification, and the loss of biodiversity, on the state of our future oceans and their capacity to produce seafood. As climate change impacts on ocean ecosystems, by reducing their productivity and biodiversity, will intensify the effects of these fisheries-driven pressures, the trade-offs between the economic objectives of commercial fisheries and conservation targets, particularly with regards to protection of vulnerable species, will become severe.
