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Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries

Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries

UBC study assembled and presented the first quantitative estimates of catch by women and the associated value of what is brought to shore, on a global scale.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, faculty, FERU, fisheries economics, gender, IOF postdoctoral fellows, OceanCanada, Research, Sarah Harper, Sea Around Us, small-scale fisheries, women

Sarah Harper wins Sumaila-Volvo Graduate Prize

Sarah Harper wins Sumaila-Volvo Graduate Prize

The prize is for a graduate student whose peer-reviewed publications to date are expected to have the most significant impact on the field of environmental sustainability

Posted in 2019, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with awards, gender, IOF students, Sarah Harper

Most female fish grow bigger than the males

Most female fish grow bigger than the males

In over 80% of fish species, the females, including those known as ‘big old fecund females,’ or BOFFS, grow bigger than the males.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, faculty, fish, gender, Research, Sea Around Us

Women play critical role in fisheries governance, studies suggest

Women play critical role in fisheries governance, studies suggest

IOF researchers investigated women’s roles in fisheries governance in British Columbia and in the Philippines.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Amanda Vincent, Danika Kleiber, faculty, fisheries management, gender, Indigenous fisheries, IOF alumni, IOF students, Project Seahorse, Research, women

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