The Working Group on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) Interactions with Ecosystems, Fisheries and Aquaculture (WGmCDRFISH) integrates and advances shared knowledge and develop tools for examining the interactions of mCDR methods with marine ecosystems, fishing, and aquaculture.
This group is centered around: engagement and inclusive perspectives; filling science knowledge gaps; and developing products for use in advice or decision-making. The group elevates perspectives of existing marine sectors and works towards developing multidisciplinary tools to enable decision-making in this rapidly evolving space.
WGmCDRFISH members include commercial, recreational and Indigenous fisheries and aquaculture stakeholders and rightsholders; academic, NGO, and government natural and social scientists working in fisheries and / or aquaculture fields; policymakers; and fisheries and aquaculture resource managers.
Concept: mCDR methods include ocean alkalinity enhancement, artificial up/downwelling, nutrient fertilization, seaweed cultivation and sinking, and direct ocean carbon capture and storage. Along with extensive emissions reductions, scientists now recognize that negative emissions technologies are required to meet global climate targets. The potential ecological impacts of these interventions, particularly for fisheries-related and cultured marine organisms, are a new focus for research and there are many unanswered questions, including impacts to existing marine industries. This Working Group strives to fill these gaps.
