Impact of the Deepwater Horizon well blowout on the economics of US Gulf fisheries
FERU members estimate the cost of the spill in terms of losses to fisherman in the region. Click here to read about the study.
Teh, L. & Sumaila, R. (2011) Contribution of marine fisheries to worldwide employment. Fish and Fisheries. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00450.x
The study, published in the December 2011 issue of Fish and Fisheries, shows there are approximately 260 million marine fisheries jobs worldwide, a figure 1.75 times greater than previous estimates from the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Of those jobs, 50 million are directly related to fishing, including commercial, small-scale or artisanal operations. […]
Dr. Sumaila interviewed on German public radio
FERU Director Dr. Rashid Sumaila gave an interview on the economic and ecological effects of overfishing and climate change,Tuesday March 27th on German public radio. Read the transcription and find the audio clip at Deutschlandradio (German).
Fisheries Economics Conference at UBC – May 15-16, 2012
In honour of the 80th birthday of Dr. Colin Clark, Professor Emeritus, the Fisheries Economics Research Unit organized a conference focused on Dr. Clark’s contributions to the field of fisheries economics. Click to learn more.
Globe and Mail: Fish habitat: Why rock the boat?
Last week’s news that retired fisheries biologist Otto Langer obtained documents revealing planned changes to the federal Fisheries Act has sent ripples through the fisheries research community. According to Mr. Langer, the federal government is toying with the idea of changing some of the language in the act, which currently prohibits activities that result in […]
CiTR ProfTalk: Dr. Rashid Sumaila
Dr. Rashid Sumaila talks about sustainable fisheries management with Farha Khan on ProfTalk on CiTR 101.5 FM. Listen to the interview.
Singapore news – Union Morning Post: Our Country is “the Unhealthiest”??
Translated by Vicky Lam: Singapore news – Union Morning Post (12 March 2012) Our Country is “the Unhealthiest”?? Environmental Department: the Report is Not Objective Enough Recently, two foreign organisations released their reports on the environmental indices which are unfavorable to Singapore. These reports pointed out that Singapore is “the unhealthiest country” in respect to […]
Le Point: France, ta mamelle écologique fout le camp!
Dans notre France crispée par la crise mondiale, les candidats à l’élection présidentielle n’ont plus qu’une obsession : la richesse économique. Vite, vite, il faut renouer avec la croissance ! Vite, vite, il faut faire chuter le chômage ! Et la richesse écologique, bordel ? Ce n’est pas parce qu’on a réussi à recaser une […]