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Small-scale fisheries

New World Wildlife Fund reports call for better policy to save fish from climate change

New World Wildlife Fund reports call for better policy to save fish from climate change

IOF’s Drs. Juan Jose Alava and William Cheung contributed to two WWF reports.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, CORU, Faculty, fisheries management, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, Research, Small-scale fisheries, Species distribution, Species extinction, William Cheung

How small-scale fishers are struggling amid COVID-19 crisis

How small-scale fishers are struggling amid COVID-19 crisis

Researchers explored the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on small-scale fisheries in Canada and worldwide, and provided recommendations on how to support them.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, COVID-19, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Nathan Bennett, OceanCanada, pandemic, Research, Small-scale fisheries

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

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, Research, Sea Around Us, Small-scale fisheries

Carbon dioxide emissions from global fisheries larger than previously thought

Carbon dioxide emissions from global fisheries larger than previously thought

Emissions from the fuel burnt by fishing boats are 30% higher than previously reported

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, Faculty, Research, Sea Around Us, Small-scale fisheries

The impact of global, future change on the lives of Tonle Sap inhabitants

The impact of global, future change on the lives of Tonle Sap inhabitants

Researchers explored the vulnerabilities of Cambodian lake fishers by examining their livelihood activities and responses to different scenarios of future change.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Cambodia, Faculty, FERU, fishing practices, Freshwater, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Louise Teh, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Small-scale fisheries

Aid for oceans and fisheries in developing world drops by 30%

Aid for oceans and fisheries in developing world drops by 30%

Financial aid to fisheries in developing countries has declined by 30 percent, finds a new study from UBC and Stockholm Resilience Centre researchers.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Colette Wabnitz, fisheries management, IOF Research Associates, Nereus Program, Small-scale fisheries

Small-scale fisheries have big impact on oceans

Small-scale fisheries have big impact on oceans

“We found that the influence from small-scale fisheries is far from small,” said Jennifer Selgrath, lead author.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, Faculty, IOF alumni, IOF students, Project Seahorse, Small-scale fisheries, Sustainability

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

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