Preetha Panikkar
Preetha Panikkar
Fishing turns fishy as climate change plays truant
Posted on 28 Aug, 2022 11:32 PMInland aquatic fisheries form an important source of livelihood for a significant proportion of population in India. Climate change is projected to have a huge impact on inland aquatic ecosystems and the fisheries sector in India. While there are a number of studies on the impacts of climate change on freshwater ecosystems and fish, most of these are from the temperate countries.
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