Changing climate poses burden as people count on fishing

ICAR research focuses on the multi-pronged effects of sea level rise – including to structures coastal communities take for granted, like fishing piers. “Not everybody has a boat to fish from, so what happens when you have damage to docks, erosion, water quality issues, sea-level rise or habitat loss?” asks Jessica Whitehead, executive director of the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience. “Will there still be places you can fish?”