McCrea-Strub, A., Zeller, D., Sumaila, U.R., Nelson, J., Balmford, A. and Pauly, D. (2011). Understanding the cost of establishing marine protected areas. Marine Policy 35(1), 1-9.
Abstract: While the recurrent cost of managing marine protected areas (MPAs) has been documented and estimated, there has been virtually no attempt to quantify the cost of establishing MPAs in the first place. This lack of attention is likely the result of the complexity of the process, involving often uncoordinated efforts of a multitude of governmental […]
Srinivasan, U.T., Cheung, W.W.L., Watson, R. and Sumaila, U.R. (2011). Food security implications of global marine catch losses due to overfishing. Journal of Bioeconomics 12(3), 183-200.
Abstract: Excess fishing capacity and the growth in global demand for fishery products have made overfishing ubiquitous in the world’s oceans. Here we describe the potential catch losses due to unsustainable fishing in all countries’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and on the high seas over 1950–2004. To do so, we relied upon catch and price statistics […]
MCA4Climate – Adaptation Theme Report: Increasing Marine Ecosystem Resilience
Introduction: Empirical observations and climate models both indicate that global climate and ocean conditions have been changing over the last 100 years and will likely change more rapidly in the future. Major changes include ocean warming, acidification, and expansion of oxygen minimum zones (Brierley & Kingsford 009). Biological responses to these ocean changes have been […]
Sumaila, U.R., Dyck, A.J., Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M. and Watson, R. (2011). Global fisheries economic analysis. In Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries: A Global Perspective, Sumaila, U.R. Ed.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2011; 272-279. ISBN 978-0-521-11305-2.
This book provides a detailed overview of ecosystem-based management of fisheries. It explores the complex and interdisciplinary nature of the subject by bringing together contributions from some of the world’s leading fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists.
Sumaila, U.R. (2011). "Is the concept of a green economy a useful way of framing policy discussions and policymaking to promote sustainable development?" Natural Resources Forum 35(1), 70-70.
Abstract: In the Viewpoints section, academics, practitioners and experts share their perspectives on policy questions relevant to sustainable development. In this issue, experts address the question: “Is the concept of a green economy a useful way of framing policy discussions and policymaking to promote sustainable development?”
Osterblom, H. and Sumaila, U.R. (2011). Toothfish crises, actor diversity and the emergence of compliance mechanisms in the Southern Ocean. Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions 21(3), 972-982.
Abstract: Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is a challenging form of non-compliance in many marine ecosystems. IUU fishing has attracted substantial political attention in the Southern Ocean, where a series of crises created windows of opportunity for change. A crises-response framework was used for examining these dynamics between 1995 and 2009. Crises were defined in […]
Chuenpagdee, R. and Sumaila, R. (2010). Fisheries Governance and Governability. Fish and Fisheries 11(3), 234-234.
Abstract: An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses several articles related to fisheries governance and governability, research works on anthropological and economic perspectives of fisheries, and problems due to illegal fishing.
Collette, B. B., Carpenter, K. E., Polidoro, B. A., Juan-Jorda, M. J., Boustany, A., Die, D. J., Elfes, C., Fox, W., Graves, J., Harrison, L. R., McManus, R., Minte-Vera, C. V., Nelson, R., Restrepo, V., Schratwieser, J., Sun, C. -L., Amorim, A., Brick Peres, M., Canales, C.); , Cardenas, G.); , Chang, S. -K., Chiang, W. -C., de Oliveira Leite, N., Jr., Harwell, H., Lessa, R., Fredou, F. L., Oxenford, H. A., Serra, R., Shao, K. -T., Sumaila, R., Wang, S. -P., Watson, R.and Yanez, E. (2011). High Value and Long Life – Double Jeopardy for Tunas and Billfishes. SCIENCE 333(6040), 291-292.
Abstract: There is growing concern that in spite of the healthy status of several epipelagic (living near the surface) fish stocks (1), some scombrid (tunas, bonitos, mackerels, and Spanish mackerels) and billfish (swordfish and marlins) species are heavily overfished and that there is a lack of resolve to protect against overexploitation driven by high prices (2–5). […]
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting – February 16-20, 2011
FERU Director Rashid Sumaila will be presenting his analysis of the ecological and economic deficits of nations at the 2011 AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC. Linking data from the Global Footprint Network (http://www.footprintnetwork.org) and the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Sumalia will provide data and analysis about ecological and economic deficits and reveal a simple “ecolonomic […]
World Oceans Summit 2012
FERU Director Rashid Sumaila will be one of the speakers at the World Oceans Summit held in Singapore on 22-24 February, 2012. For more information,visit the World Oceans Summit website.