St. Lawrence fishery study tests the benefits of collaboration between scientists, government, management and industry members
Researchers had the opportunity to test the usefulness of a fashionable fisheries management tool called management strategy evaluation (MSE).
IOF researchers find simple solution to Kuwait’s blood snapper woes
The change could help repopulate Malabar blood snapper, whose numbers dropped by 95% between 1995 and 2009
Ecosystem modelling paints a devastating picture for top marine predators by 2099
Without effective carbon mitigation the ocean would lose 18% of animal biomass by 2099 relative to the present day.
PROFILE: The Global Ocean Modelling Research Unit finds novel ways to use modelling to solve oceans, fisheries and social problems
GOM took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, moving online, and connecting with researchers from 29 countries.
FCRR: Ecosystem modelling to support fisheries management efforts in the Nyali-Mombasa area, coastal Kenya
Part of the Sustainable Poverty Alleviation from Costal Ecosystem Services project (SPACES), this research addresses how we can best develop sustainable, effective fisheries decisions, while preserving the livelihoods of fishers and their dependents
Villy Christensen receives AFS Award of Excellence
Dr. Christensen is the principal architect behind Ecopath, and the project leader and core developer of the expanded ecosystem modelling system Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE).
Figuring out total human impact on biodiversity
A new methodology for documenting the cumulative human impacts on biodiversity, dubbed EPOCH – for Evaluation of Population Change – was developed by scientists from Europe, Asia, and North America.
Small-scale fisheries can play a big role in local economies and subsistence
The Baía Formosa’s small-scale fishery was found to provide subsistence, food security and employment opportunities for local inhabitants.
Gabriel Reygondeau named ‘The Marine Guy’ for the Half Earth Project
He was also named a UBC-Yale Fellow.
Environmental changes and fisheries impact Baltic fish stocks more than grey seal predation
Fishing mortality and environmental factors affect fish biomass and catches more than seal predation in the region.