The Impact of Climate Change on the Fishery

In March 2021, engineering firm CBCL Limited released a climate change report after being contracted by the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, titled “Risk Assessments in Newfoundland and Labrador Resource-Based Industries and Municipalities”. The report highlighted the current and potential impacts of climate change on fisheries (and other resource-based sectors), as well as municipalities in our province. With 15,000 people employed in the fishery, and more than 90% of its population living on the coast, these issues are of a critical concern to Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans, and we have made these reports accessible via the following links for our membership:

Canada’s Changing Climate Report

Risk Assessments in Newfoundland and Labrador Resource-Based Industries and Municipalities