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Montana's Resilient Fishing Economy Tested by Climate Change 
By HELENA DORE US Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle 9/9/2022
HELENA DORE
Credit: Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP
Montana’s fishing economy has proven resilient amid the impacts of drought, but a new study suggests that 35% of its cold water habitats could become unsuitable for trout by 2080, costing the state an estimated $192 million in annual revenue.
 

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the University of Montana contributed to the new study titled “Socioeconomic resilience to climatic extremes in a freshwater fishery.” It ran in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported.

 
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