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Katherine Came
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Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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UBC Media Relations
Email: alex.walls_at_ubc.ca
Office: 604-822-4636

OceanCanada

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

For Canada’s 150th anniversary, fisheries scientists want concrete action

For Canada’s 150th anniversary, fisheries scientists want concrete action

In an essay in the new book, REFLECTIONS OF CANADA, fisheries scientists Daniel Pauly, Rashid Sumaila and William Cheung mark a roadmap of what can be done to rebuild Canada’s fish stocks.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Faculty, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, Publications, Rashid Sumaila, Sea Around Us, William Cheung

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

Global seafood trade flows and developing economies

Global seafood trade flows and developing economies

Seafood exceeds the trade value of sugar, maize, coffee, rice and cocoa combined. But where is this seafood going and who is most benefiting?

Posted in 2017, News Release | Tagged with Faculty, fisheries economics, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Vicky Lam

Future fisheries can expect $10-billion revenue loss due to climate change

Future fisheries can expect $10-billion revenue loss due to climate change

Global fisheries stand to lose approximately $10 billion of their annual revenue by 2050 if climate change continues unchecked

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Faculty, food security, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, William Cheung

High seas fisheries management could recoup losses due to climate change

High seas fisheries management could recoup losses due to climate change

Strengthening governance and closing the high seas to fishing increased the resilience of coastal countries to climate change, especially in tropical countries where there is a high dependence on fisheries for food and livelihood.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Faculty, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Vicky Lam, William Cheung

Bright spots shine light on the future of coral reefs

Bright spots shine light on the future of coral reefs

In one of the largest global studies of its kind, researchers conducted over 6,000 reef surveys in 46 countries across the globe, and discovered 15 locations where there were a lot more fish on coral reefs than expected.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Coral, Faculty, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

Ships flagged for illegal fishing still able to get insurance

Ships flagged for illegal fishing still able to get insurance

Illegal fishing is a major problem that siphons an estimated $10 to 20 billion annually from the global economy, and causes millions of tonnes of fish to disappear from the oceans.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Dana Miller, Faculty, Illegal fishing, Insurance, IOF postdoctoral fellows, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

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