Webinar Recording: Managing for Adaptive Capacity in Climate-Ready Fisheries

On Wednesday, December 11, at 2pm ET/11am PT, we hosted a results webinar titled "Managing for Adaptive Capacity in Climate-Ready Fisheries." In 2019, the California Ocean Science Trust convened state fisheries managers and stakeholders in a workshop to explore new approaches to fisheries management in the face of climate change. One suggestion that emerged was a flexible fishery permit system, which would provide rules allowing fishermen to adapt in real time. However, little was known about the applicability of permit flexibility in real-world contexts, including how best to integrate such a system with existing fishery policy and ecosystem conservation efforts.

In this project, Dr. James Sanchirico and Matt Reimer from the University of California-Davis teamed up with the California Ocean Science Trust to explore whether flexible fishing permits could help reduce the impacts of a changing climate on state and federal fisheries in California. This webinar was part of the Lenfest Ocean Program Climate-Resilient Monthly Webinar series.