Marine climate change impacts

Annual Report Card 2006

We are observing large changes in our marine environment that are driven in part by climate change. This report card represents our first step to bring together evidence from across the UK science community to help YOU understand and act upon the issues.

“I’m no longer sceptical. Now I do not have any doubt at all. I think climate change is the major challenge facing the world.”
David Attenborough

Contents
Introduction
Climate change in the marine environment
Climate change: impacts on our vision for a healthy and biologically diverse marine ecosystem
Climate change: impacts on our vision for clean and safe seas
Climate change: impacts on our vision for commercially productive seas
Future developments and acknowledgements
Glossary
Background Reading