IOF launches the Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program
This program is aimed at engaging exceptional young African researchers to build international networks that can develop ocean and freshwater sustainability solutions. DEADLINE: May 15, 2024
Dr. Rashid Sumaila: It is our honour to have him here at UBC
We sat down with Dr. Sumaila to discuss his perspective on being an African researcher in North America, especially during February’s Black History Month.
Researching the vulnerabilities women fishers are facing in Nigeria
Student profile: Ayodele Oloko, PhD student in the Fisheries Economics Research Unit
Environmental DNA in nearshore ecosystems in urban & non-urban environments
Student profile: Grace Melchers, MSc student in the Pelagic Ecosystems Lab
Dr. Rashid Sumaila named “Extraordinary Professor”
He was appointed by the University of Pretoria’s Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development.
Unilateral efforts to combat illegal fishing may spur piracy in certain regions
Certain policies and policing measures taken by countries to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing drive local actors to engage in piracy, new Sea Around Us research has found.