Fishers may now have to shift their attention to possible non-traditional catches, forcing consumers to readjust their tastes toward new ocean-based sources of protein, a key industry player has suggested.

President of the Blackfin Fleet Cooperative Society (BFCS), Moonesh Dharampaul, told Barbados TODAY that climate change, including rising sea temperatures, has been limiting the yields of popular species such as dolphinfish (mahi-mahi).

He said: “In terms of scarcity…fish move with the temperature of the water, and we have been having adverse weather temperatures. So, yes, we are not catching as many species as we would like. So, for example, the dolphin yields are not where they used to be years ago.