Montana's Resilient Fishing Economy Tested by Climate Change

Montana's Resilient Fishing Economy Tested by Climate Change

By HELENA DORE

Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

9/9/2022

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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