System · Rationale

Aquatic system

Production system based on the use of aquatic organisms from marine or freshwater environments - through capture or farming - for food and livelihoods.

Definition source: FAO SOFIA (The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture)

Synonyms

aquatic production system, Aquatic food system, Fish

Broader

Production system

Narrower

Aquaculture system, Seaweed, Capture fishery, Microalgae

Counts as adaptation

System is exposed to a climate hazard, OR is acted on by a hazard-addressing intervention, OR benefits from a qualifying outcome or an adaptation-specific impact; NOT adaptation when named only as the sector or commodity of work, with no exposure and no hazard-addressing action on it.

Example of use

Climate context: exposed to climate hazards affecting water temperature, quality, and resource availability.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

SYS_029 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_029
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_029)