Bailey, M., Flores, J., Pokajam, S., & Sumaila, U.R. 2012. Towards better management of Coral Triangle tuna. Ocean and Coastal Management 63: 30-42. doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.03.010
Indonesia, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea, all part of a regional sub-group known as the Coral Triangle, have sizeable skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna fisheries. Recent figures suggest that as much as a third of tuna catch from the western and central Pacific Ocean can be attributed to the fleets of these countries. Historically, […]
Dr. Rashid Sumaila to speak at the 6th World Fisheries Congress (May 10, 2012)
Dr. Rashid Sumaila, Director of the UBC Fisheries Centre and the Fisheries Economics Research Unit, will present his work on illegal fishing during a session on May 10 and offer strategies for transitioning to sustainable fisheries during a panel for the Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit Workshop on May 11. The 6th World Fisheries Congress […]
Rashid Sumaila presents at Rio+20 Second Round Side Event: From harmful subsidies to safe subsidies (April 30, 2012)
Dr. Rashid Sumaila, Director of the UBC Fisheries Centre and the Fisheries Economics Research Unit, will speak at an event hosted by the Global Campaign for Climate Action at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday, April 30, 2012. The event, From harmful subsidies to safe subsidies, has been coordinated as a Side […]
Conference: In Honour of Dr. Colin Clark – Developments and Challenges in Fisheries Economics (May 15 and 16, 2012)
May 15 and 16, 2012 Michael Smith Laboratories, Room 102 University of British Columbia 2185 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Conference hosted by the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre and Departments of Mathematics and Economics Click here for a conference poster and to view the conference agenda. Presentation slides available for download: Dr. […]
CHQR's Rutherford Show: Sumaila explains the impacts of climate change on the value of our oceans
Dr. Rashid Sumaila caught up with Dave Rutherford on CHQR, based in Calgary, Alberta, to discuss his work on valuing the impact of climate change on our oceans. Listen to Part 1and Part 2 of the interview from April 5, 2012.
GMA News: Waking up countries to the state of the planet
A recent study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Global Footprint Network probed how nations have been using resources at their disposal towards sustaining both economic and ecological security. The project’s lead researcher, Rashid Sumaila, explained that through an “ecolonomics index, or Eco2 Index”, the study measured and ranked the overall […]
Radio Canada International: Putting a price tag on ocean damage
Dr. Rashid Sumaila, Director of the UBC Fisheries Centre and Fisheries Economics Research Unit, talks about estimating the costs of damage to global oceans. Click here to listen to the interview.
Scientific American: How Coral Bleaching Could Lead to Famine
Altogether, 400 million people in Africa and Southeast Asia rely on fish and other marine foods like seaweed to provide half their essential protein and minerals. Rashid Sumaila, a fisheries economist at the University of British Columbia, said “rough estimates” at modeling the effect of climate change on the world’s fisheries suggest catches in the […]
Dr. Sumaila at the UN Human Rights expert summit on the Right to Food
Dr. Rashid Sumaila, FERU Director, is in Nairobi this week to participate in an expert summit on the Right to Food. The summit, which occurs on April 4 and 5, 2012, will focus on finding solutions to strengthen the protection of the right to food in the region. Dr. Sumaila will be speaking about the […]
Calgary Herald: Human harm to oceans comes with staggering price tag
A Canadian researcher is at the centre of a provocative new international study that puts an eye-popping price tag on the damage being done to the world’s oceans and fisheries – a cost that could reach $2 trillion a year by 2100 – from carbon emissions, over-fertilization, over-fishing and other human impacts. University of British […]