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  • Assessing the ecological and economic transformation pathways of plastic production system

    Assessing the environmental and economic consequences of plastic production, highlighting its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.

  • Ema Fatima is a 2025 Liu Scholar

    FERU's Ema Fatima has been selected by the SPPGA as a 2025 Liu Scholar.

  • Transparency in aquaculture subsidy reporting urgently needed

    FERU's Dr. Rashid Sumaila calls for a global effort to collect and report aquaculture subsidy data.

  • FERU’s Lauren Shea joins all-woman crew of marine scientists rowing 5,000 km non-stop for ocean conservation

    Article originally posted at news.ubc.ca. Four marine scientists are rowing 5,000 kilometres across the Atlantic to raise half a million dollars for ocean conservation. The all-woman ‘Salty Science’ crew is taking part in the World’s Toughest Row – Atlantic 2023, where teams row without stopping and without support from San Sebastian de La Gomera in […]

  • Event – Vanishing Fish: The Fight for Global Ocean Justice

    Originally posted on the Sea Around Us website. Three leading environmental thinkers discuss the global fight for ocean justice, in a world grappling with the impacts of overfishing and climate change. They will also discuss the Tyler Prize Laureates‘ call to end fishing on the high seas – as well as reflect on the Tyler […]


Based out of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia, the Fisheries Economics Research Unit strives for interdisciplinary solutions to global, national, and local marine and freshwater management issues. We focus on economic and policy analysis and mobilize researchers, students, and practitioners to advance resource management for the benefit of current and future generations, while maintaining ‘healthy’ ecosystems.

 


Protected: Highlights of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit (FERU) in 2025

(December 4, 2025) There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Read More

The Sumaila-Volvo Graduate Prize In Environmental Sustainability

(August 15, 2025) A $6,550 prize has been made available through an endowment established by FERU’s Dr. Rashid Sumaila upon being named the 2017 Volvo Environment Prize laureate, for a Master’s or Ph.D. student whose peer-reviewed publications to date are expected to have the most significant impact on the field of environmental sustainability. Preference is given to students […] Read More

FERU Welcomes Dr. Ibtisam Al Abri

(August 1, 2025) The Fisheries Economics Research Unit and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries are happy to welcome Dr. Ibtisam Al Abri, who is visiting UBC until August 13, 2025. Dr. Ibtisam Al Abri is an associate professor in the Department of Natural Resource Economics at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, as well as being Oman’s Assistant […] Read More

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