 A study by Murray Ford which compared aerial photographs of the Wotje Atoll of the Marshall Islands, found that "shorelines interpreted from high resolution satellite imagery captured between 2004 and 2012 indicate that shorelines within this sample of islands are largely in an erosive state".Industries and livelihoods on the Marshall Islands are also threatened by climate change.Fisheries, particularly the tuna industry, are having to adapt to changing ecological inputs.