Mimi E. Lam wins Conservation Beacon Award
Awarded for her pioneering of an ethical approach to the conservation of marine resources, both natural and cultural, through interdisciplinary research and community engagement at the science-policy interface.
Rashid Sumaila receives Benchley Ocean Award for Science
He received the award at a gala ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
Amanda Vincent named to IUCN Species Survival Commission Steering Committee
She will serve as the Committee’s global marine expert, and will also Chair its Marine Conservation Subcommittee.
William Cheung named Wall Scholar
The Wall Scholars Research Award will allow Dr. Cheung to spend one year in residence at the Institute in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.
Andrew Trites and David Rosen go to Ottawa
They addressed Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending captivity of whales and dolphins), in front of the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Rashid Sumaila wins UBC’s Killam Faculty Research Prize
This award recognizes faculty member’s “outstanding research and scholarly contributions”. Dr. Sumaila’s research on fisheries economics and the benefits of sustainable fisheries to society on a global scale is both important and timely in today’s political climate.
Daniel Pauly named “Scientist of the Year” by Radio Canada
Pauly is being recognized for his lifelong research efforts on the human impacts on global fisheries, which hit a high note in 2016 with two major publications, both co-authored with Dirk Zeller.
Rashid Sumaila wins Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in Science
Referred to as the “Academy Awards for the ocean,” the Benchley awards are the world’s preeminent ocean awards.
Daniel Pauly and Dirk Zeller receive Ocean Award
Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Dirk Zeller received the Ocean Award in the Science category for their contributions to marine conservation and ocean health.
Rashid Sumaila named a Hokkaido University Ambassador
Dr. Sumaila has an international reputation as a scholar specializing in bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing, and the economics of high and deep seas fisheries.