Diversification of marine aquaculture in Norway under climate change
Sammendrag
Recently there has been increased interest in species diversification in aquaculture as a strategy to adapt to climate change. Since species diversification is a long-term strategy, climate change and future farming conditions must be considered. The aim of this study was to evaluate how changing temperatures under different IPCC climate scenarios may affect marine aquaculture species diversification in Norway. Since farm conditions vary between locations, this study focused on four geographic areas (South, West, North and Arctic) and three farms within each area. Using a climate model downscaling of three climate scenarios (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways; SSP1–2.6, SSP2–4.5, and SSP5–8.5), daily temperatures from the years 2020–2099 were evaluated at each farm location to identify challenging conditions for 34 species. A Challenging Conditions Index (CCI) was developed based on species thermal tolerances to compare the 34 potential aquaculture species. The results showed differences in the number of challengi