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First ever global map of fishmeal and fish oil factories exposes industry’s footprint

First ever global map of fishmeal and fish oil factories exposes industry’s footprint

UBC study has revealed the global distribution of fishmeal and fish oil factories for the first time, shedding light on a critical area of the aquaculture supply chain

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aquaculture, Faculty, FERU, fish oil, fishmeal, global policy, industrial production, IOF students, mariculture, Rashid Sumaila, Research, wild caught fish

Market-based solution makes the case for blue carbon

Market-based solution makes the case for blue carbon

Over 120 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent could be sequestered every year by 2050 by applying a market-based solution (MBS) to global fisheries that would allow fishers to decide whether – at certain times – it is more profitable to go fish or to remain at port.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Blue economy, carbon footprint, carbon trading, Climate change, Deng Palomares, Faculty, FERU, fish catch, fisheries economics, fisheries management, global policy, IOF Research Associates, ocean economy, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Sea Around Us

Science belongs in global policy, UNEP must change eligibility requirements

Science belongs in global policy, UNEP must change eligibility requirements

Researchers are urging the United Nations to get rid of stringent entry requirements for government-funded scientists at independent institutions to allow for greater scientific input on climate change mitigation.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, global policy, Ibrahim Issifu, IOF postdoctoral fellows, policy, UN, UNEP, United Nations (UN)

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