Addressing the media
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson
Minister Wilkinson talks
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Dignitaries aboard the vessel
(l to r): The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, shares a laugh with Mark Saunders, Director, International Year of the Salmon, North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (IYS-NPAFC), and Dr. Dick Beamish, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Scientist Emeritus.
Evgeny Pakhomov boards RV Professor Kaganovskiy
Chief Scientist boards the research vessel
Trust more important than ecology to gain local support for conservation
Researchers found that building trust with small-scale fishers, through actions like ensuring transparency and conducting outreach activities, is key to gaining local conservation support.
Despite export bans global seahorse trade continues
95% of dried seahorses in Hong Kong’s market were reported as being imported from source countries that had export bans in place.
Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue
Achieving Agreement’s target could increase global fishers’ revenues by $4.6 billion annually.
As the Antarctic warms, krill move south to the colder ice shelves
“Krill is perhaps the largest fishing resource in the world’s oceans.”
How much microplastic is there in the BC marine food web?
Researchers are concerned with the amount of microplastics consumed by zooplankton and herring, which are foundational species in BC’s regional marine food webs.
Carbon dioxide emissions from global fisheries larger than previously thought
Emissions from the fuel burnt by fishing boats are 30% higher than previously reported