Marine heatwaves could wipe out an extra six per cent of a country’s fish catches, costing millions their jobs
Extremely hot years will wipe out hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish available for catch in a country’s waters in this century
Towards sustainable, resilient and just food systems and the role of aquatic foods
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FCRR: Ecosystem modelling to support fisheries management efforts in the Nyali-Mombasa area, coastal Kenya
Part of the Sustainable Poverty Alleviation from Costal Ecosystem Services project (SPACES), this research addresses how we can best develop sustainable, effective fisheries decisions, while preserving the livelihoods of fishers and their dependents
Management of exploited transboundary fish stocks requires international cooperation
With an average catch of 48 million tonnes per year, and USD $77 billion in annual fishing revenue, transboundary species support critical fisheries, and require international cooperation to manage.
FCRR – Dynamic Integrated Marine Climate, Biodiversity, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Market Model (DIVERSE)
This report documents a newly developed model to project future pathways to seafood sustainability under global change.
Colette Wabnitz is co-Guest Editor of Marine Policy Special Issue on Ocean Finance
She, with Robert Blasiak (Stockholm Resilience Centre), are guest editors of the issue, and also wrote about how funding for ocean conservation and sustainable fisheries is rapidly changing and evolving beyond official traditional assistance (ODA) and philanthropy.
Vast majority of patents on marine genetic sequences linked to corporations
A single company has registered half of all existing patents associated with genes from marine species.
Climate change to cause dramatic drop in Persian Gulf biodiversity and fisheries catch potential
Among the eight countries that comprise the Gulf, the UAE is expected to perform the worst, with a projected loss of 45 per cent of its catch potential.
Aid for oceans and fisheries in developing world drops by 30%
Financial aid to fisheries in developing countries has declined by 30 percent, finds a new study from UBC and Stockholm Resilience Centre researchers.