I heard a brief article on ABC News Radio on 16 September regarding a project at the University of the Sunshine Coast and Griffith University to better understand the effects of climate change on the salmon farming industry in Tasmania.
Tasmanian salmon are already reared in water temperatures approaching the upper limit of salmons’ natural range – so even minor shifts in sea temperatures due to global warming could have a dramatic effect on the local aquaculture industry.
In particular, hatching rates are predicted to drop off steeply.
Further information about the project is available from http://www.usc.edu.au/University/MediaPublications/News/MoreNews/SalmonProject.htm
The same professor is leading this project as is involved in the EU’s Reprofish project – perhaps she is a key contact for the Finfish community?
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According to article presented by Genetic Computation Ltd., in Jan, 08(article no. 642), talks about the effect of global warming on salmon.
They are trying to identify any genetic changes it will have on the salmons, though it is very hard to find clear-cut evidence of effects; climate change will have on them.
It is true though, global warming reduces fish appetite and increases feed conversion ratio and as you said the hatching rates are dropping off astronomically.