King Charles III Coronation Medal
Credit/Mention de source : MCpl/Le Cplc Matthieu Racette
Both faculty members were nominated by the Honorable Joyce Murray, MP for Vancouver Quadra.
Dr. Rashid Sumaila, FRSC, is a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia. He is Director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit, and co-Director of the Solving Food-Climate-Biodiversity nexus. His research focuses on bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, marine protected areas, illegal fishing, climate change, marine plastic pollution, and oil spills. He has experience working in fisheries and natural resource projects in Norway, Canada and the North Atlantic region, Namibia and the Southern African region, Ghana and the West African region and Hong Kong and the South China Sea. Dr. Sumaila received his Ph.D. (Economics) from the University of Bergen and his B.Sc. (Quantity Surveying) from the Ahmadu Bello University.
Dr. Andrew Trites is a Professor at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and Director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit; a research program that involves captive and field studies of seals, sea lions, whales and dolphins. Dr. Trites’ research is primarily focussed on pinnipeds (Steller sea lions, northern fur seals, and harbor seals) and involves captive studies, field studies and simulation models that range from single species to whole ecosystems. His research spans the fields of ecology, nutrition, physiology, and animal behaviour—and is designed to further the conservation of marine mammals. It is also designed to further the conservation and understanding of marine mammals, and resolve conflicts between people and marine mammals.
Congratulations to both faculty members.