Study finds Tropical Cyclone Winston damaged fisheries as well as homes in Fiji

Study finds Tropical Cyclone Winston damaged fisheries as well as homes in Fiji

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https://phys.org/news/2018-12-tropical-cyclone-winston-fisheries-homes.html

The study titled "Impact of Tropical Cyclone Winston on women mud crab fishers in Fiji" appears in the latest version of the journal Climate and Development. The authors are: Alyssa S. Thomas, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Chloe Vandervord, Margaret Fox, and Yashika Nand of WCS.

"It's important to realize that tropical cyclones can have immediate effects on food security and the economic well-being of small villages that depend on natural resources," said Dr. Sangeeta Mangubhai, Country Director of WCS's Fiji Program and a co-author on the study.