West Australian: Rising water temperatures caused by climate change will threaten a rollcall of WA's most valuable fisheries including rock lobster, snapper and herring, research reveals.
Four years after a marine heatwave destroyed fisheries along the Gascoyne and Mid West coasts, the Department of Fisheries has flagged such events are likely to become increasingly common.
The department has released a report into the effects of climate change on the State's fisheries.
It noted there had been a general...