FCRR: Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea III
Third collection of articles, authored or co-authored by Daniel Pauly.
Daniel Pauly receives Prof. N. Balakrishnan Nair Memorial International Fisheries Guru Award
The University of Kerala’s Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries awarded this honour for his notable contributions to fisheries science.
Daniel Pauly awarded Beverton Medal by Fisheries Society of the British Isles
He receives this award in recognition of his ground-breaking research and lifelong contribution to the study of fish and fisheries science.
Understanding why fish grow the way they do and getting serious about it
Daniel Pauly argues that scientists need to avoid attaching human attributes to fish and start looking at their unique biology and constraints through a different lens.
Fisheries managers should not abuse Maximum Sustainable Yield
The Sea Around Us’ Daniel Pauly, and Rainer Froese, senior scientist at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, talk about their recent paper “MSY needs no epitaph—but it was abused”.
Andrew Trites and Daniel Pauly join UBC’s Quarter Century Club, Eden Fellner joins 25 Year Club
The Quarter Century Club honours faculty who have spent 25 years at UBC. The 25 Year Club honours staff who have achieved that same milestone.
FCRR – Assessments of marine fisheries resources in West Africa with emphasis on small pelagics
From a training course entitled “Utilisation de la méthode CMSY pour l’évaluation des stocks ouest-africains” held in September 23-27 2019 in Dakar, Senegal.
Popular fish species disappear from Turkey’s Marmara and Black Seas
Bluefin tuna, swordfish and Atlantic mackerel are among the fish species considered commercially extinct or extirpated on the Turkish side of the Marmara and Black Seas.
Treating fish as a public health asset can strengthen food security in lower-income countries
The food and nutrient security of billions of people worldwide depend on fish being treated as a domestic public health asset instead of a commodity.
Popular seafood species in sharp decline around the world
Of the fish populations analyzed, 82% were found to be below levels that can produce maximum sustainable yields. Of these, 87 populations were found to be in the “very bad” category, with biomass levels at less than 20% of what is needed to maximize sustainable fishery catches.