Global marine fisheries catches declining by 1.2 million metric tons every year
The Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries, released by IOF’s Sea Around Us project, looks at global catches, country-by-country, and explores the consequences of this decline, food security, and the steps that can be taken to ease the situation.
Opinion: Mexico needs to rethink environmental protection budget cuts, prioritize ecologically-sustainable human development
Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor, Nereus Program Manager & Research Associate weighs in on Mexico’s 2017 budget release.
Aerial drone offers insights into bowhead whale behaviour
Research team, including UBC zoology PhD candidate Sarah Fortune, undertook what is believed to be the first intensive effort to study bowhead whales with the use of an aerial drone in the Eastern Canadian Arctic.
Project Seahorse work leads to huge international change, as Thailand announces it is suspending seahorse exports.
Project Seahorse is applauding Thailand’s decision to end seahorse exports until it can trade in a sustainable manner, without damaging their wild populations.
Daniel Pauly named UBC University Killam Professor
The University Killam Professor is the highest honour UBC can bestow on a faculty member. Dr. Daniel Pauly is an internationally celebrated fisheries scientist, professor in UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and currently the Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us Project.
Future fisheries can expect $10-billion revenue loss due to climate change
Global fisheries stand to lose approximately $10 billion of their annual revenue by 2050 if climate change continues unchecked
Daniel Pauly named Legend of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management
The Canadian Aquatic Resources Section (CARS) of the American Fisheries Society has named Dr. Daniel Pauly a “Legend of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management.”
High seas fisheries management could recoup losses due to climate change
Strengthening governance and closing the high seas to fishing increased the resilience of coastal countries to climate change, especially in tropical countries where there is a high dependence on fisheries for food and livelihood.
Can aquaculture help tackle global food security?
With an average growth rate of about 8.8%, aquaculture has proven to be the fastest growing agro-food sector in the world, however the industry has a bad image.
L’Oréal/UNESCO Women in Science – Canada National Fellowship
For female PhD students and Post-Docs in Canada. Deadline: March 22, 2020