Australian fisheries set to be hit by climate change as IPCC report forecasts lower yields

Pink snapper are a cold-water fish species expected to be affected by rising sea temperatures. (Supplied: DPIRD)

Climate change is set to have a significant impact on Australia's fisheries yields, with the industry putting plans in place to battle the expected drop.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's most recent report shows fisheries yields in Australia will fall by between 3 and 10 per cent if average global temperatures increase by 0.9 to 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.