Conservation risk highest off coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand:...
University of British Columbia researchers have identified conservation “hot spots” around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for conservation. Combining...
View ArticleTaking the Earth’s pulse: UBC scientists unveil a new economic and...
A growing world population, mixed with the threat of climate change and mounting financial problems, has prompted University of British Columbia researchers to measure the overall ‘health’ of 150...
View ArticleSingle spill could wipe out economic gains from Northern Gateway
UBC researchers estimate losses of $300-million, cleanup costs of up to $9.6-billion A major tanker spill off the coast of northern British Columbia could wipe out any potential economic gains from the...
View ArticleSharks worth more in the ocean than on the menu
Sharks are worth more in the ocean than in a bowl of soup, according to researchers from the University of British Columbia. A new study, published today in Oryx – The International Journal of...
View Article25 years after Exxon Valdez: Raising the flag for tanker safety
Flag use behaviour is one area where stronger controls could lower the risk of a spill like the Exxon Valdez. Photo: US Navy. Twenty-five years ago on this day, a supertanker carrying over 200 million...
View ArticleReport supports shutdown of all high seas fisheries
UBC’s Rashid Sumaila argues that the high seas should be closed to all fishing. Photo: Martin Dee Fish and aquatic life living in the high seas are more valuable as a carbon sink than as food and...
View ArticleUBC receives $3.5M for research into Canada’s oceans, new projects
OceanCanada is one of several UBC projects to receive SSHRC funding. Photo: Ian Mauro, OceanCanada. University of British Columbia researchers have received $3.5 million for new projects related to...
View ArticleCountries with poor marine safety records linked to oil spill vessels
New UBC research finds that one-third of the current global oil tanker fleet is registered to states with poort marine safety records. Photo: US Navy. More than half of ships involved in the 100...
View ArticleHigh seas fishing ban could boost global catches, equality
Global map of changes in landed value. Nations likely to experience a loss in landed value under a high-seas fisheries ban are depicted in red. Those likely to experience a gain are in blue. Closing...
View ArticleFish will have to find new habitats or perish if global warming is left...
Credit: D. Laffoley/Oceans 2015 Climate change is forcing fish out of their current habitats and into cooler waters and many more species will soon be affected if climate goals are not met, say...
View ArticleShips flagged for illegal fishing still able to get insurance: UBC study
Photo: Luigi Guarino, Flickr New research from the University of British Columbia finds that rogue fishing vessels are able to secure insurance including those that have been flagged by international...
View ArticleHigh seas fisheries management could recoup losses due to climate change
Photo: Altafalvi, Wikimedia Commons. Closing the high seas to fishing could increase fish catches in coastal waters by 10 per cent, helping people, especially the most vulnerable, cope with the...
View ArticleFuture fisheries can expect $10-billion revenue loss due to climate change
Photo: twoblueday, Flickr. Global fisheries stand to lose approximately $10 billion of their annual revenue by 2050 if climate change continues unchecked, and countries that are most dependent on...
View ArticleSubsidies promote overfishing and hurt small-scale fishers worldwide
Large-scale fisheries receive about four times more subsidies than their small-scale counterparts, with up to 60 per cent of those subsidies promoting overfishing. A recent study by the University of...
View ArticleSubsidies promote overfishing and hurt small-scale fishers worldwide
Large-scale fisheries receive about four times more subsidies than their small-scale counterparts, with up to 60 per cent of those subsidies promoting overfishing. A recent study by the University of...
View ArticleWait, so how much of the ocean is actually fished?
The Atlantic quoted Rashid Sumaila, director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at UBC, for an article about the amount of the oceans that are affected by fishing. “Even if the actual direct...
View ArticleManaging the ocean
Rashid Sumaila, director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at UBC spoke to CBC Newfoundland and Labrador about fishing subsidies, their impacts on...
View ArticleAchieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries...
Achieving the Paris Agreement global warming target could protect millions of tonnes in annual worldwide fisheries catch, as well as billions of dollars of annual revenues for fishers, workers’ income...
View ArticleScientists warn global warming could decimate fish supplies and fuel migration
Reuters cited a study by UBC that looked at the impact of global warming on the fishing industry. “[Global warming] can turn into a massive crisis as it could cause forced migration not only locally...
View ArticleEarth’s fish are disappearing because of climate change, study says
CNN mentioned a UBC study which says failure to reduce global warming could threaten the food source of millions. Rashid Sumaila, lead researcher and director of UBC’s Fisheries Economics Research...
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