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Katherine Came
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Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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The impact of global, future change on the lives of Tonle Sap inhabitants

The impact of global, future change on the lives of Tonle Sap inhabitants

Researchers explored the vulnerabilities of Cambodian lake fishers by examining their livelihood activities and responses to different scenarios of future change.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Cambodia, Faculty, FERU, fishing practices, Freshwater, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Louise Teh, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Small-scale fisheries

Rashid Sumalia

Rashid Sumaila receives Volvo Environment Prize

He was presented with this prestigious award at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on November 29, 2017.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews | Tagged with Awards, Faculty, FERU, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

Rashid Sumalia

UBC professor wins Volvo Environment Prize

The 2017 Volvo Environment Prize has been awarded to Dr. Rashid Sumaila, professor in UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries for his innovative work in fisheries economics and sustainable governance of ocean resources.

Posted in 2017, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Awards, Faculty, FERU, fisheries economics, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

Subsidies promote overfishing and hurt small-scale fishers worldwide

Subsidies promote overfishing and hurt small-scale fishers worldwide

Large-scale fisheries receive about four times more subsidies than their small-scale counterparts, with up to 60 per cent of those subsidies promoting overfishing.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Faculty, FERU, IOF postdoctoral fellows, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Small-scale fisheries, Subsidies, Sustainability

Fish will have to find new habitats or perish if global warming is left unchecked

Fish will have to find new habitats or perish if global warming is left unchecked

Climate change is forcing fish out of their current habitats and into cooler waters and many more species will soon be affected if climate goals are not met, say scientists.

Posted in 2015, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Faculty, FERU, Nereus Program, Rashid Sumaila, William Cheung

Rashid Sumaila

High seas fishing ban could boost global catches, equality

“We should use international waters as the world’s fish bank,” says Prof. Rashid Sumaila

Posted in 2015, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Faculty, FERU, fisheries economics, fisheries management, Rashid Sumaila

Countries with poor marine safety records linked to oil spill vessels

Countries with poor marine safety records linked to oil spill vessels

Most ships involved oil spills registered in states that consistently fail to comply with international safety and environmental standards

Posted in 2014, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Dana Miller, Faculty, FERU, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Ocean ecology, Oil spills, Rashid Sumaila

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