Paris climate deal could save millions of fish annually, study reveals

Meeting the Paris Agreement global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius could have large benefits to fisheries, a new Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program study found, reportsCanada Journal.

For every degree Celsius decrease in global warming, potential fish catches could increase by more than 3 million metric tons per year, it suggested.

"The benefits for vulnerable tropical areas is a strong reason why 1.5 degrees Celsius is an important target to meet,” said lead author William Cheung, director of science at the Nippon Foundation-UBC Nereus Program, and associate professor at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.

“Countries