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

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Marine catches

Countries likely missing out on revenue from catch share fisheries

Countries likely missing out on revenue from catch share fisheries

Despite harvesting an estimated global value of US$17.7 billion worth of fish, many catch share fisheries may be paying little or no royalties on their harvests, with countries likely foregoing this potential source of revenue.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Blue economy, finance, fisheries economics, fisheries management, IOF alumni, IOF students, Marine catches, ocean economy, Villy Christensen

As fishing effort grows, catches decline in the Mozambique Channel region

As fishing effort grows, catches decline in the Mozambique Channel region

Researchers found that effective small-scale fishing effort in the entire Mozambique Channel region grew slowly but steadily from around 386,000 kWdays in 1950 to around 23 million kWdays by 2016, with Mozambique and Madagascar dominating the upward trend.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, East Africa, fisheries management, Marine catches, Sea Around Us, Small-scale fisheries

A few missing fish: US West Coast recreational and discarded catches

A few missing fish: US West Coast recreational and discarded catches

United States of America lacks international reporting of recreational catches and fish discarded at sea, which may hinder proper ecosystem-based management efforts

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Dirk Zeller, fisheries management, Marine catches, salmon, Sea Around Us

Updating Sea Around Us‘ 1950-2010 marine catch reconstructions to 2018

Updating Sea Around Us‘ 1950-2010 marine catch reconstructions to 2018

The two volumes cover all maritime countries and island territories of the world.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, Research | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Marine catches, Publications, Sea Around Us

Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world

Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world

Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local economies and communities, and regions outside the tropics.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, CORU, fish, fish stocks, fisheries economics, food security, Marine catches, Nereus Program, Pacific, Rashid Sumaila, Vicky Lam, William Cheung

Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

Eight to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate market between $9 and $17 billion in trade each year.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, FERU, fish stocks, fisheries management, Illegal fishing, IUU, Marine catches, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Sea Around Us

Climate change-threatened Marshall Islands under-reporting fisheries stats

Climate change-threatened Marshall Islands under-reporting fisheries stats

A new study by Sea Around Us found that total marine fisheries catches were 27% higher over the last 60 years than the data officially reported by the FAO on behalf of the Marshall Islands

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Dirk Zeller, Faculty, fisheries management, Marine catches, Pacific, Sea Around Us, Small-scale fisheries

How sustainable is tuna? New global catch database exposes dangerous fishing trends

How sustainable is tuna? New global catch database exposes dangerous fishing trends

Are our current tuna fishing habits sustainable? Probably not, according to a new global database of tuna catches developed by Sea Around Us

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with fisheries management, fishing practices, Marine catches, Sea Around Us, tuna

Q&A with Daniel Pauly of Sea Around Us

Q&A with Daniel Pauly of Sea Around Us

For World Oceans Day 2019, we sat down with Dr. Pauly and ask him a little bit about Sea Around Us and what he hopes to achieve with his work.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, Research | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Faculty, fisheries management, Marine catches, Sea Around Us

How choosing fish and seafood for dinner impacts carbon emissions

How choosing fish and seafood for dinner impacts carbon emissions

Choosing fish over pork, beef or lamb can be a more sustainable choice as fewer greenhouse gas emissions are produced.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, fishing practices, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine catches, Robert Parker, Sustainability

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