(March 3, 2025) Congratulations to FERU Director Dr. Rashid Sumaila who received King Charles III Commemoration Medals at a ceremony held on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Rashid was joined by fellow IOF Faculty member Dr. Andrew Trites, both of whom were nominated by the Honorable Joyce Murray, MP for Vancouver Quadra. The medal recognizes ‘individuals who made significant […] Read More
(January 16, 2025) Assessing the environmental and economic consequences of plastic production, highlighting its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Read More
(December 22, 2024) FERU's Ema Fatima has been selected by the SPPGA as a 2025 Liu Scholar. Read More
(October 18, 2024) FERU's Dr. Rashid Sumaila calls for a global effort to collect and report aquaculture subsidy data. Read More
(September 17, 2024) 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 […] Read More
(June 7, 2024) Providing a basic income could boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by $US163 trillion while acting to curb environmental degradation, UBC research has found. Read More
(February 28, 2024) We sat down with Dr. Sumaila to discuss his perspective on being an African researcher in North America, especially during February’s Black History Month. Read More
(February 7, 2024) He was appointed by the University of Pretoria's Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development. Read More
(January 11, 2024) This UBC prof is making waves worldwide in sustainable ocean resource management Read More
(December 7, 2023) 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 […] Read More