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Katherine Came
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Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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Office: 604-822-4636

Blue economy

Countries likely missing out on revenue from catch share fisheries

Countries likely missing out on revenue from catch share fisheries

Despite harvesting an estimated global value of US$17.7 billion worth of fish, many catch share fisheries may be paying little or no royalties on their harvests, with countries likely foregoing this potential source of revenue.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Blue economy, finance, fisheries economics, fisheries management, IOF alumni, IOF students, Marine catches, ocean economy, Villy Christensen

2021 World Ocean Day – Dr. Louise Teh

2021 World Ocean Day – Dr. Louise Teh

Thirty per cent of the world’s oceans cannot be closed without political will and without consideration of the economic toll doing so would take on many coastal communities.

Posted in World Ocean Day 2021 | Tagged with Blue economy, FERU, fisheries economics, human dimensions, IOF Research Associates, Louise Teh, Marine protected areas, World Ocean Day

Study identifies major barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy

Study identifies major barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy

A Paris Agreement type effort may be required to financing a sustainable global ocean economy that benefits society and businesses in both developing and developed countries.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Blue economy, Faculty, finance, IOF Research Associates, Louise Teh, ocean economy, Ocean governance, Rashid Sumaila, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), World Ocean Day

2021 World Ocean Week – June 7-11

2021 World Ocean Week – June 7-11

We asked ocean researchers from the IOF to envision how the target of protecting at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 might be achieved.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research, World Ocean Day 2021 | Tagged with Blue economy, bottom trawling, Conservation, CORU, FERU, fisheries economics, food webs, Gabriel Reygondeau, Hakai Coastal Initiative, human dimensions, international trade, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF Research Associates, Jacqueline Maud, Louise Teh, Marine protected areas, Overfishing, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, Project Seahorse, Sarah Foster, Sustainability, Vicky Lam, Women in Science, World Ocean Day, zooplankton

The Blue Economy is more than just resources – it also has to focus on social equity and governance

The Blue Economy is more than just resources – it also has to focus on social equity and governance

A recent UBC-led study found that socioeconomic and governance conditions such as national stability, corruption and human rights greatly affect the ability to achieve a Blue Economy.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Blue economy, CORU, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Ocean Nexus Center, William Cheung

IOF joins the Nippon Foundation’s Ocean Nexus Center

IOF joins the Nippon Foundation’s Ocean Nexus Center

Ocean Nexus research at IOF will focus on marine pollution and ocean acidification, and on social and economic measures related to the ‘Blue Economy’

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Blue economy, Nereus Program, Nippon Foundation, Ocean Nexus, pollution

Achieving a safe and just future for the ocean economy

Achieving a safe and just future for the ocean economy

With economic potential of the oceans expected to double to US$3 trillion by 2030, growth should be effectively managed so that it is sustainable and equitable.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Blue economy, Climate change, Faculty, fisheries economics, IOF Research Associates, Nathan Bennett, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Sustainability

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