Doubly lucky: Economic impact of the English Bay bunker oil spill of April 2015
An estimation of the economic impacts of this oil spill on Metro Vancouver’s marine-related economic activities, including commercial fishing and tourism activities.
Taking Stock and Projecting the Future of South China Sea Fisheries
A FERU research team released a working paper examining the current status, existing and potential threats, and plausible future scenarios of fisheries in the South China Sea.
Canada at a crossroad: The imperative for realigning ocean policy with ocean science
A new paper authored by OceanCanada investigator Megan Bailey and team examines the divergence of federal ocean policy and management from marine science over the past decade. In particular, the paper illustrates this widening gap in the following areas: failure to fully implement the Oceans Act, alterations to habitat protections historically afforded under Canada’s Fisheries Act, […]
Temporary ban on fishing reflects how fragile Arctic ecosystem is
New thought-provoking piece published in The Conversation examines the possible future scenarios for the Arctic ecosystem. Access the full article here.
Dr. Rashid Sumaila talks to CBC’s Early Edition
Earlier this week, FERU Director, Dr. Rashid Sumaila, spoke with CBC’s Early Edition about the impact of warming oceans on British Columbia’s fish and fisheries.
Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios
New research invoving members of FERU, published in Science, evaluates and compares the risks of impacts of carbon missions under two scenarios involving marine and coastal ecosystems. Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios Abstract: The ocean moderates anthropogenic climate change at the cost of profound alterations of its physics, chemistry, […]
Special Issue of Marine Ecology Progress Series
FERU research highlighted in Marine Ecology Progress Series. Sumaila UR, Stergiou KI INTRODUCTION: Economics of marine conservation MEPS 530:179-182 | Full text in pdf format Bailey M, Sumaila UR Destructive fishing and fisheries enforcement in eastern Indonesia MEPS 530:195-211 | Full text in pdf format Cheung WWL, Sumaila UR Economic incentives and overfishing: a bioeconomic vulnerability index MEPS 530:223-232 | Full text […]