Climate change means 41% less river water flow into Mediterranean; marine life, fisheries in Adriatic & Aegean to be impacted most: Study.
The Adriatic & Aegean are among the most intensely fished regions in the Mediterranean Sea.
The 41 per cent reduction in river flow will happen in an extreme scenario of unchecked climate change and global temperature rise of 4 °C above pre-industrial levels, as per the study.
The low water in Europe’s rivers flowing into the Mediterranean would cause a ‘profound alteration’ of coastal ecosystems due to reduced freshwater and nutrients inputs that lead to a decrease in primary productivity of the system.
