WILMINGTON, N.C. — November 11, 2013 — In North Carolina fishing is a multi-million dollar industry, but researchers say climate change is turning into a fishy situation off our coast.
Dr. Daniel Pauly has been studying the effects of global warming on our fisheries for the past decade and says we need to make a change before it’s too late.
“Fish are moving toward the poles because it's getting too warm for them,” said Dr. Daniel Pauly. “Many of the traditional fishing areas of these fish, and also fishing ground, are no longer what they were."
Dr. Daniel Pauly says he first heard the term global warming in 1989. Since that time he has studied its effect on over 30,000 fish species, and has come to a terrifying realization.
Read the full story and watch the video at WWAY 3 News Channel