Climate Risk Index for 2,959 Marine Species in Canadian Waters

2,959 marine species are assessed for climate risk across the Canadian exclusive economic zone using the CRIB framework. The data provides spatially explicit risk estimates under contrasting future emission scenarios, developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. It was published in January 2024 to support climate-informed marine conservation and fisheries management.

Use Cases

• Prioritize conservation areas based on spatially explicit climate risk scores.
• Inform fisheries management strategies by assessing species-specific vulnerability to warming.
• Model future ecosystem disruptions under different emission scenarios.
• Support climate-informed marine spatial planning as referenced in the description.

Strengths

• Covers 2,959 species across the entire Canadian marine territory.
• Provides quantitative risk estimates under multiple future emission scenarios.
• Includes a detailed technical report using Atlantic cod as a transparent example.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ocean Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Application of the Climate Risk Index for Biodiversity (CRIB) framework.

Time Range

Future projections based on emission scenarios.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24 08:35:43.266545; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canadian exclusive economic zone (marine territory).