FERU’s Dr. Rashid Sumaila Appointed to Canada’s New Expert Taskforce on Natural Capital Accounting and Nature Financing
The Government of Canada has appointed Dr. Rashid Sumaila to a new Expert Taskforce on Natural Capital Accounting and Nature Financing.
The Nature Conservancy Appoints Dr. Rashid Sumaila to Global Board of Directors
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has officially welcomed FERU’s Dr. Rashid Sumaila to its Global Board of Directors.
The Sumaila-Volvo Graduate Prize In Environmental Sustainability
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 […]
FERU Welcomes Dr. Ibtisam Al Abri
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 […]
FERU’s Hongsik Kim Successfully Defends Ph.D. Thesis
We are thrilled to announce that Hongsik Kim has successfully defended his PhD thesis: “Economic Impacts of Ocean Deoxygenation on Marine Fisheries and Ecosystems,” which offers a critical interdisciplinary analysis of one of the most pressing threats to marine environments. The thesis is an interdisciplinary examination of how declining oxygen levels in the ocean affect […]
FERU Welcomes Md. Azizul Bari
The Fisheries Economics Research Unit (FERU) and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries would like to welcome Md. Azizul Bari. Md. Azizul Bari is a research assistant with the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia. He previously served as a subject matter expert at […]
Rashid Sumaila wins RSC’s Miroslaw Romanowski Medal for scientific work relating to environmental problems
Dr. Rashid Sumaila, University Killam professor in UBC Science’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, as well as the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs in the Faculty of Arts, has won the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)’s Miroslaw Romanowski Medal for scientific work relating to environmental problems. “This is a national competition among […]
FERU welcomes new volunteer research associate Russell Goulet
Russell is currently based in Vancouver, working at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in the Economic Analysis and Statistics team where he supports socio-economic assessments and produces economic advice for proposed and existing policies and programs that impact fishers and fishing dependent communities. He recently finished a Masters in Food and Resource Economics, […]
Welcome Visiting Research Student Fawzia Muhammed Zuka
The Fisheries Economic Research Unit and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries is pleased to welcome Visiting Research Student Fawzia Muhammed Zuka. Fawzia is a 2021-2022 Study in Canada scholar, sponsored by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and administered by the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE). She is currently a PhD candidate at the Africa Centre […]
FERU scientists present letter to DG Okonjo-Iweala urging WTO members to reach MC12 fishing subsidies agreement
Nearly 400 ocean experts from around the world, led by FERU members including Dr. U. Rashid Sumaila, Dr. Anna Schuhbauer, and Dr. Daniel Skerritt presented a letter to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 5 November, calling on the world’s governments to agree on new global rules to curb harmful fisheries subsidies at the WTO’s upcoming 12th […]