Media Coverage
Sep 28. 300 Chinese Fishing Ships Off South America Coast Raise Food Security Worries. New Delhi Times.
Sep 28. Western banks provide billions in backing for firms driving tuna species to collapse. Greenpeace.
Sep 16. No green recovery without blue economy, and no blue economy without fish. The Chronicle Herald.
Aug 28. Closing Canadian fisheries would help rebuild stocks and lead to economic gains: study. The Narwhal.
August 06. Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world. Science Daily.
July 31. Plastic Flow Into Ocean Expected to Triple by 2040, But Action Could Stem Tide More Than 80%. Sci Tech Daily.
June 30. WTO fishing subsidies negotiations to resume, as China drops case against EU. SeafoodSource.
Feb 26 2020; Science Daily: Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least.
Feb 26 2020; Der Tagesspiegel: Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least.
Feb 12 2020; Phys.org: Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change.
Feb 12 2020; Meio Ambiente Rio: Piscicultura oceânica nos trópicos e sub-trópicos mais impactados pelas mudanças climáticas.
Jan 24 2020; El Mundo: Costa Rica se prepara para las negociaciones de la agenda marina internacional 2020
Jan 02 2020; Mongabay: Fish products in European supermarkets connected to unsustainable fishing practices in India.
Fall 2019: UBC Trek: Fish banks: the key to a sustainable world fishery may well lie in our ability to monetize conservation.
December 4: Mongabay: Catching fish to feed fish: Report details ‘unsustainable’ fishmeal and oil industry.
November 30: Fredericksburg.com: A crisis in the water is decimating this once-booming fishing town.
November 29: The Seattle Times: Warming waters, moving fish: how climate change is reshaping Iceland.
November 25: Seafood Source: Technological creep doubles commercial fishing capacity every 35 years, pressuring stocks.
November 19: Seafood Source: New tool helps fisheries enforcement track criminal fishing around the world.
October 30: The Ubyssey: The climate crisis will present new management challenges for Arctic fisheries.
October 14: UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries News: Achieving a safe and just future for the ocean economy.
October 14: Fayer Wayer: Los oceános se quedan sin peces mientras los Gobiernos aumentan subsidios para pesca de arrastre.
October 9: National Geographic: The sea is running out of fish, despite nations’ pledges to stop it.
September 26: Mirage News: Rapidly changing Arctic fisheries potential requires comprehensive management.
September 25: UBC Science: Rapidly changing Arctic fisheries potential requires comprehensive management.
May 29: Trade for Development News: Fisheries subsidies negotiations: what is at stake for least developed countries?
Mar 29: BLOOM Association: Professor U. Rashid Sumaila speaks on European fishing subsidies. YouTube.
Mar 15: Joyce Murray: Dr. Rashid Sumaila talks at Joyce Murray’s MP Breakfast Connections. Facebook.
Mar 8: University of Western Australia News: Globally renowned fisheries economist Professor Rashid Sumaila visits UWA.
Mar 1: Green Report Italy: Il riscaldamento globale sta già danneggiando la pesca in tutto il mondo.
Feb 28: The Japan Times: Scientists warn global warming could decimate fish supplies and fuel migration.
Feb 27: UBC Science: Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue.
Nov 19: Sightline Institute: Apparently no one knows how much an oil spill on Salish Sea would cost.
Aug 23: Radio Free Asia: The South China Sea’s marine environment in decline amid territorial spats.
May 24: Undercurrent News: EU fisheries commissioner urged to ‘seize the moment’ to end overfishing.
May 24: Industrias Pesqueras: Nueve medioambientalistas instan a Karmenu Vella a poner "la casa en orden".
May 23: Recycling Product News: Ocean Summit sponsored by the Volvo Group spotlights the problem of plastic in the world’s oceans.
May 23: European Supermarket Magazine: Global ocean leaders urge Commissioner Vella to end EU overfishing.
Apr 30: The Star Vancouver: Climate change could deplete fish stocks without better data, international agreements, researchers say.
Mar 2: National Geographic: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/marine-protected-areas-assessment-environment-conservation-spd/.
Jan 30: Broadway World: Ocean Luminaries Explore Ocean Mysteries at American Museum of Natural History.
Oct 25: interview with Roundhouse Radio: http://www.oceancanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/oceancanada-rashid-sumaila-interview-roundhouse-radio-10.25.17.mp3.
October 16: Business Insider: http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/The-Protector-of-the-Oceans-Receives-the-Volvo-Environment-Prize-1004479993
October 9: Maritime Executive: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/marine-insurers-join-the-fight-against-illegal-fishing
September 5: The Globe and Mail: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-oceans-need-our-protection-and-our-lives-depend-on-them/article36180425/
August 14: Virgin Unite: https://www.virgin.com/virgin-unite/what-future-fisheries-south-china-sea
July 27: Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/3628110/marine-oil-tanker-safety-fraser-institute/
July 24: Biotechin. Asia: https://biotechin.asia/2017/07/24/the-future-of-oceans/
June 26: Manila Times: http://www.manilatimes.net/scarborough-shoal-sansha-city-hainan-province-china/334878/
June 25: News 1130: http://www.news1130.com/2017/06/25/subsidies-go-big-fisheries-not-small-scale-companies-ubc-study/
June 7: FIS: http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear&day=7&id=92091&l=e&special&ndb=1+target%3D
June 1: The Manila Times: http://www.manilatimes.net/shared-stewardship-south-china-sea/330358/
June 1: Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2017-06-subsidies-overfishing-small-scale-fishers-worldwide.html
May 23: Australia Financial Review: http://www.afr.com/news/world/oceania/chinas-appetite-for-seafood-is-pushing-global-fish-stocks-to-the-brink-20170429-gvvjx7
May 12: VOA Indonesia: https://www.voaindonesia.com/a/susi-pudjiastuti-raih-awards-/3848417.html
May 11: Science: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6338/573.full
April 30: Business Mirror: http://businessmirror.com.ph/chinas-appetite-pushes-fish-population-to-brink/
February 27: IISD SDG Knowledge Hub: http://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/guest-articles/sustainable-and-healthy-ocean-ecosystems-putting-our-money-where-our-mouths-are/
January 20: IndraStra: http://www.indrastra.com/2017/01/OPINION-Trading-for-Sustainable-Fisheries-003-01-2017-0058.html#.WIJ-zam8_P4.twitter
January 17: National Geographic: http://voices.nationalgeographic.org/2017/01/17/a-good-time-for-inspiration-2017-benchley-winners-announced/
December 30: CBC News Network: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5soqFBJ8RhkTS1sNDZjT3R3NW8/view?usp=sharing
December 20: ICTSD Bridges Africa: http://www.ictsd.org/bridges-news/bridges-africa/news/trade-policy-options-for-sustainable-oceans-and-fisheries
November 30: New Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23231022-600-the-plan-to-ban-fishing-in-more-than-half-the-worlds-oceans/
October 13: Stanford News: https://news.stanford.edu/2016/10/13/future-antarctic-marine-protected-areas-risk/
September 29: Yale 360: http://e360.yale.edu/features/high_stakes_on_the_high_seas_international_marine_reserves
September 22: Liu Institute for Global Issues: http://liu.arts.ubc.ca/news-and-view/liu-professor-sets-scene-at-2016-our-ocean-conference/
September 8: Global News: http://globalnews.ca/video/2929280/ubc-report-climate-change-will-decimate-fisheries/
August 29: National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/wildlife-south-china-sea-overfishing-threatens-collapse/
August 15: The Conversation: http://theconversation.com/fishing-not-oil-is-at-the-heart-of-the-south-china-sea-dispute-63580
July 26: Sea Around Us: http://www.seaaroundus.org/west-african-fisheries-workshop-fisheries-economics/
March 14: CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/beaufort-sea-environmental-assessment-1.3490983
January 20: ZME Science: http://www.zmescience.com/science/oceanography/fish-stocks-ocean-20012016/.
November 6: Retail News Asia: http://www.retailnews.asia/study-shows-popular-fish-consumed-in-hong-kong-under-serious-threat/
November 4: Undercurrent News: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2015/11/04/study-warns-some-species-in-south-china-sea-are-close-to-extinction/
November 3: AFP in Manila Bulletin: http://www.mb.com.ph/some-south-china-sea-fish-close-to-extinction/
August 22: Op-ed in Vancouver Sun: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Opinion+Canada+absent+climate+change/11310374/story.html
June 18: Interview on CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/beaufort-sea-s-fish-population-at-risk-due-to-acidification-study-1.3118246
June 12: Interview on NPR: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/migrating-whales-bring-migrating-tourists.
April 13: http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/spill+could+tarnish+Vancouver+green+brand/10963055/story.html. Vancouver Sun (with Ngaio Hotte, my research assistant).
April 13: http://www.vancouverobserver.com/national-observer/canadas-economy-needs-more-diversification-heres-why?page=0%2C1. Vancouver Observer (with Ngaio Hotte, my research assistant).
April 11: http://www.news1130.com/2015/04/11/summer-tourism-could-be-impacted-by-wednesdays-oil-spill-ubc-economist/. News1130 (with Ngaio Hotte, my research assistant).
April 10: http://www.vancouversun.com/Video+Finger+pointing+begins+after+spills+into+English/10959435/story.html. Vancouver Sun (with Dana Miller, my postdoc).
April 10: http://thetyee.ca/News/2015/04/10/Vancouver-Fuel-Spill/. The Tyee (with Dana Miller, my postdoc).
April 9: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/crews-work-to-contain-fuel-spill-in-vancouvers-english-bay/article23856287/. The Globe and Mail (with Dana Miller, my postdoc).
http://www.news1130.com/2015/04/11/who-will-pay-for-the-massive-clean-up-still-underway-in-and-around-english-bay/. News1130am (with Dana Miller, my postdoc).
February 23: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/world-closes-in-on-consensus-to-regulate-fishing-on-the-high-seas/ Scientific American.
February 18: http://blog.geogarage.com/2015/02/researchers-propose-high-seas-fishing.html Geogarage.
February 15: http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Study_recommends_closing_the_high_seas_to_fishing_999.html Farm News.
February 15: http://marketbusinessnews.com/banning-fishing-high-seas-benefit-canada-plus-several-nations/48223 Market Business News.
February 14: http://canadajournal.net/science/scientists-propose-high-seas-fishing-moratorium-22956-2015/ Canada Journal.
February 13: http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=13&id=74588&l=e&special=0&ndb=0 FIS Canada.
February 12: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-02/uobc-hsf021115.php Eurekalert. The Global Source for Science News.
February 12: http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/1287078/b-c-researchers-propose-high-seas-fishing-moratorium/ Metro News.
September 3: http://www.virgin.com/unite/leadership-and-advocacy/why-are-we-paying-to-destroy-our-high-seas? Virgin Unite.
July 3: http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=12073. Real News Network, USA.
June 24: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140624-global-ocean-commission-report-high-seas-fishing-environment/. National Geographic Society.
June 10: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fish-cool-off-global-warming/. Scientific American.
June 10: http://conservationmagazine.org/2014/04/should-we-close-the-high-seas-to-fishing/, study suggests. FIS.
June 10: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/unregulated-deep-ocean-fishing-threatens-a-148-billion-carbon-sink-report. VICE Motherboard.
June 8: http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/end-high-seas-fishing-for-climates-sake/. Climate News Network.
March 23, 2014. http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/978667/northern-gateway-could-be-b-c-s-exxon-valdez-experts-warn/. Metro News.
June 2: Shark Tourism Worth More Than Killing Them For Food, New Study Shows. Huffington Post Canada.
December 13: Oil spill off B.C. coast could cost $9.6b and wipe out pipeline benefits: UBC. Business Vancouver.
December 12: Appeared on GlobalTV News, Global Morning News, Global-BC Noon News, CBC News, CTV National News and CTV-BC News to discuss the potential economic impacts of a tanker spill in the North Coast region of BC.
October 25: Africa Loses One Million Tonnes of Fish Yearly Due to Illegal Fishing. African Development Bank Group.
July 16: $292 billion: the cost of fixing global fisheries. Vancouver Sun.
June 20: On the Rio+20 conference and Canada’s place in the world environmental movement. CBC Radio – The Early Edition.
April 15: Putting a price tag on ocean damage. Radio Canada International – Marc Montgomery.
April 5: Impacts of climate change on the value from our oceans. CHQR – Dave Rutherford.
March 27: Economic and ecological effects of overfishing. German Public Radio.
March 13: Sustainable fisheries management. CITR ProfTalk.
March 12: Our country is “the unhealthiest”? Singapore News – Union Morning Post.
February 20: Vancouver scientists unveil global rankings index measuring economy and ecology. Global News BC.
February 20: The Eco2 Index of Nations. CKNW News.
January 29: Prince of Wales launches fight to save overexploited oceans from overfishing. The Telegraph.
November 21: Impacts of climate change on global fisheries. Radio Canada International.
September 21: The Sahara beneath the waves. Globe and Mail.
January 19: Response to “Food security implications of global marine catch losses due to overfishing. J. Emmett Duffy on Faculty of 1000.
January 10: Rashid Sumaila’s response to “The trophic fingerprint of marine fisheries.” Nature.
November 18: Global fisheries in decline. Science Forum discussion of consumer awareness.
September 22: Un trabajo del profesor Villasante gana un premio sobre pesca en Japón. La Voz de Galicia S.A.
September 16: World Is Paying A High Price in Money and Health Because of Overfishing. aboutmyplanet.com.
September 14: World’s fisheries worth US$240 billion when indirect industries included. Winnipeg Free Press.
September 9: Pacific sockeye salmon return in record numbers. AFP Newswire, Canada. Terra Daily, On-line.
May 25: Ecotrust Launches National Panel Series on the Future of Coastal Fisheries. Ecotrust press release.
May 22: Journée de la biodiversité. Radio Canada Online.
May 18: UN says 8 bln dollar-investment in greening fisheries could raise catches. People’s Daily, China.
May 18: World’s oceans could be completely depleted of fish in 40 years: UN report. NY Daily News, USA.
November 17: Domestic farm animals are devouring the world's fish stocks: B.C. study. Vancouver Sun.
March 16: Quoted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): "If this high demand for fish continues, given the limited supplies, we are pushing the envelope and that can lead to problems in the near future for us and also for our children and grandchildren." CBC coverage of the paper co-authored by Jenkins, Sievenpiper, Pauly, Sumaila, Kendall, and Mowat is just one of eighty-three news agencies to report on the story.
February 9: Africa’s fisheries least able to adapt to climate change. ClimateWire.
Explaining the importance of the ocean to humanity in video. Appeared in a video with several notable celebrities including Leonardo Dicaprio and Prince Charles.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) discusses the way forward for fishery subsidies Appeared in a video posted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on video sharing site YouTube is an excellent quick introduction to fisheries subsidies and why it is an important issue.
Appeared two times on CBC News program regarding a co-authored paper on Omega 3 and fisheries conservation.
National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (video clip).
November 21: Impacts of climate change on global fisheries. Radio Canada International.
Oct. 23: On how overfishing threatens tuna industry. Radio Australia.
July 16: Full Price Fuel. 24 Hours News Services.
July 16: on fishery subsidies. CKNW - Brett Mineer.
July 15: On the future of global fisheries. CBC Radio - Mark Forsythe.
March 19: On Omega-3 story. CKNW Radio.
March 18: On Omega-3 story. CBC Radio
February 18: UBC scientist invokes future generations to save tuna populations from collapse. UBC.ca.
February 5: 2008 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation awarded to Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila. University of Miami Rosentiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.
Appeared in documentary film The End of the Line: Imagine a World Without Fish. Directed by Rupert Murray.
Featured by the Knowledge Network in The Leading Edge segment “A Subsidized Collapse”.
Appeared in Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (video clip). National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series.
November 24: Coastal project team negotiates its terms of research. The Gazette, Memorial University.
March 9: Hong Kong Environmental group chooses 4 locations for fishing ban (in Chinese). Ming Pao Daily News.
March 9: Hong Kong Hong Kong Fisheries recovery could produce HK$ 10 billion in benefits (in Chinese). Metro.
March 9: Critical time for saving Hong Kong's fisheries (in Chinese). Hong Kong Commercial Daily.
March 9: Half of Hong Kong fishers may be willing to switch livelihoods if they receive appropriate compensation (in Chinese). Ta Kung Pao, Hong Kong.
March 9: Hong Kong Fisheries has negative effect for divers (in Chinese). The Sun.
February 19: Our Opinion: Deep-sea fish are on the line. Santa Barbara Times.
February 19: Subsidies to high seas bottom trawling fleets - coverage from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting.
January 23: MSC goes fishing for public comment on definition of ‘sustainable fishing’; "Improving transparency". SeaFoodIntelligence.com.
January 23: International marine certification programme invites comment on the definition of sustainable fishing. FISHupdate.com.
May 1: Broadcast of CBC mini-documentary “On the Island”.
April 2: Without drastic measures, Gulf of Maine cod fishery will be lost forever, by Priscilla Brooks and Rashid Sumaila. Maine Sunday Telegram Maine Voices.
May 5: Economic report looks at BC sablefish farming; Claims its 'unlikely to boost economy' in province. Seafood Intelligence.
May 5: Economists give thumbs down to black cod farming in B.C. Laine Welch of the Fish Radio.
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