Sumaila, U.R., Cheung, W., Dyck, A., Gueye, K., Huang, L., Lam, V., Pauly, D., Srinivasan, T., Swartz, W., Pauly, D., and Zeller, D. (2012) Benefits of Rebuilding Global Marine Fisheries Outweigh Costs. PLoS ONE 7(7): e40542. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040542
Abstract: Global marine fisheries are currently underperforming, largely due to overfishing. An analysis of global databases finds that resource rent net of subsidies from rebuilt world fisheries could increase from the current negative US$13 billion to positive US$54 billion per year, resulting in a net gain of US$600 to US$1,400 billion in present value over […]
Vancouver Sun: $292 billion: the cost of fixing global fisheries
It could cost up to $292 billion and take almost three decades, but University of B.C. experts have a proposal to save the world’s fisheries. In a study released Friday in the online journal of the Public Library of Science, a team of American and Canadian economists and ecologists led by UBC professor Rashid Sumaila […]
Phys.Org: How to make global fisheries worth fives times more: study
Rebuilding global fisheries would make them five times more valuable while improving ecology, according to a new University of British Columbia study, published today in the online journal PLoS ONE. By reducing the size of the global fishing fleet, eliminating harmful government subsidies, and putting in place effective management systems, global fisheries would be worth […]
Dr. Sumaila speaks to the US congressional subcommittee about the effects of regulation on the marine industry
On July 12, 2012, Dr. Rashid Sumaila presented to the US congressional subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulation on the effects of regulation on the marine industry. The hearing, titled “Sinking the Marine Industry: How Regulations are Affecting Today’s Maritime Businesses”, focused on federal policy and regulatory impediments. Click to read a transcript of Dr. […]
ClimECO3 Summer Field School – July 23-28, 2012
Hosted by IMBER (Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research) at Middle East University in Ankara, Turkey, the ClimECO3 summer field school will focus on the interface between marine ecosystem biogeochemistry, physical drivers, food webs and socio-economic systems; with lectures on modelling all of these system processes, as well as model coupling and Earth System models. […]
Dr. Rashid Sumaila speaks at Rio+20 Dialogue Days
Footage from the Oceans panel at Rio+20 Dialogue Days on June 19, 2012, is now available online. Click here to watch the video.
National Geographic: “Blue Jobs” Key to Future Fisheries
There are a lot of fish in the sea. But their numbers are no match for growing human appetites and the ultra-efficient fisheries that have sprung up to feed our hunger. A shift towards “blue job” fisheries is urgently needed, experts say, if the oceans are to nourish future generations as they have in the […]
Dr. Sumaila speaks with the CBC about Rio+20
Dr. Rashid Sumaila speaks about the importance of Rio+20 in the pursuit of international sustainable development, and his experiences at the Rio+20 Dialogues. Click here to listen to the podcast on CBC.ca. The segment on Rio+20 begins at 16 minutes into the podcast.
"Blue Earth Summit" – Oceans Inc launches a new channel to broadcast about the ocean from the Rio+20 Earth Summit
A new multi-media channel launched on Friday (June 8th) in the run up to the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Providing rolling updates on ocean issues, the platform will begin broadcasting news coverage from Rio+20 on June 16th until the end of the Summit on the 22nd. Using interviews with experts attending the Summit, scientists and delegates, […]
Dr. Rashid Sumaila presents at Rio+20 Dialogue Days (June 16-19, 2012)
Dr. Rashid Sumaila, Director of the UBC Fisheries Centre and Fisheries Economics Research Unit, will be participating in the Rio+20 Sustainable Development Dialogues, happening June 16-19, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro. On June 19, Dr. Sumaila will be one of ten panelists presenting their work during the Oceans panel session. From 7 am-9:30 am on […]