Table 1.
An ecosystem view: A subset of the species fishers observed to increase or decrease. The percentage of respondents indicating that the species has been depleted or had increased over the course of their careers; indication that depletions or increases were linked to warming waters; that depletions have negatively impacted lobster fishery; and that increases had the potential to benefit local fisheries. Table is limited to species either noted by three or more respondents, or that at least one respondent noted as linked to warm water or impact on lobster fishery
| Species | Decrease noted (%) | Linked to warm water | Impacts lobster fishery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic cod | 2 | Yes | |
| Green urchin | 2 | Yes | |
| Atlantic wolffish | 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Northern shrimp | 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Haddock | 5 | Yes | |
| Atlantic menhaden | 5 | Yes | |
| Silver hake | 5 | Yes | Yes |
| Bluefish | 5 | Yes | |
| Atlantic mackerel | 7 | ||
| Pollock | 7 | ||
| Atlantic herring | 7 | Yes | |
| Rock crab | 7 | Yes | |
| Striped bass | 7 | Yes | |
| Sculpin | 7 | Yes | |
| Dogfish | 9 | Yes | |
| American plaice | 9 | Yes | |
| Atlantic salmon | 14 | Yes | |
| Lamprey eels | 21 | Yes | |
| Winter flounder | 23 | Yes |
| Species | Increase noted (%) | Linked to warm water | Potential to benefit fisheries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black sea bass | 30 | Yes | Yes |
| Green crabs | 30 | Yes | |
| American lobster | 28 | Yes | Yes |
| Seaweed/Kelp | 16 | Yes | |
| Barnacles | 7 | Yes | Yes |
| Bluefish | 7 | ||
| Gray seals | 7 | ||
| American plaice | 5 | Yes | Yes |
| Jellyfish | 5 | Yes | Yes |
| Asian shorecrabs | 5 | Yes | |
| Atlantic menhaden | 5 | Yes | |
| Atlantic cod | 5 | Yes | |
| Gray triggerfish | 5 | Yes | |
| Blue crab | 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Squid | 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Seahorse | 2 | Yes | |
| Octopus | 2 | Yes |