# Interviews

* **July 5**. [Greenpeace s’oppose au projet d’une entreprise canadienne d’exploiter des fonds marins](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2177615/exploitation-miniere-eaux-profondes-greenpeace). Radio-Canada.ca (Web Segment, French).
* **Mar 20, 2025:** [Part 5: Migration by Land and by Sea. Foreign Policy Podcast.](https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/the-catch/part-5-migration-by-land-and-by-sea/)
* **Feb 18, 2025:** [Rashid Sumaila y Thor Sigfússon, expertos internacionales en recursos marinos, entregan su mirada sobre la industria salmonera en Chile. País Circular.](https://www.paiscircular.cl/medio-ambiente/rashid-sumaila-y-thor-sigfusson-expertos-internacionales-en-recursos-marinos-entregan-su-mirada-sobre-la-industria-salmonera-chilena/)
* **Feb 18, 2025:** [Rashid Sumaila | Minería submarina | Congreso Futuro 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qxtm08VYeI) (Youtube).
* **May 8, 2024:** [Technology and Commercial Fishing with Dr. Ussif Sumaila. Spreaker.](https://www.spreaker.com/episode/e443-technology-and-commercial-fishing-with-dr-ussif-sumaila--59929652008)
* **Jun 12, 2024:** [UBC study says basic income could solve global poverty and fight climate change. All Points West with Jason D’Souza/CBC Listen.](https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-93-all-points-west/clip/16074567-ubc-study-says-basic-income-solve-global-poverty)
* **Jan 24, 2024:** [Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries. US Senate Budget Committee.](https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/warming-seas-cooling-economy-how-the-climate-crisis-threatens-ocean-industries)
* **Nov 10, 2023:** [Harness potential of blue economy to reduce unemployment in Africa- Prof Rashid Sumaila. Business Ghana.](https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/business/296919/Harness-potential-of-blue-economy-to-reduce-unemployment-in-Africa-Prof-Rashid-Sumaila)
* **May 23, 2023:** [Aquaculture’s Dark Side. Interview with Stephen Snyder. TheWorld.org.](https://theworld.org/media/2023-05-23/aquaculture-s-dark-side)
* **Mar 06, 2023:** [Historic Ocean Treaty Reached. Video Interview. CTV News.](https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2641282)
* **Mar 09, 2023:** [Morning Shot: How much will the UN High Seas Treaty help marine creatures? Podcast from MoneyFM Singapore.](https://omny.fm/shows/moneyfm-morning-show/morning-shot-how-much-will-the-un-high-seas-treaty#.ZArBymZQ7_E.link)
* **Feb 23, 2023:** [UBC researchers win prestigious Tyler Prize. Video. CBC News at 6.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-PQXRU6clI)
* **Feb 22, 2023:** [CBC Vancouver News on the Tyler Prize winners 2023. CBC/Tyler Prize YouTube Channel.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMyALfLiwds)
* **Feb 10, 2023:** [Conférence à Vancouver: TotalEnergies et les défenseurs de l’environnement d’Afrique du Sud. RFI.](https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/changer-d-air/20230210-conf%C3%A9rence-%C3%A0-vancouver-totalenergies-et-les-d%C3%A9fenseurs-de-l-environnement-d-afrique-du-sud)
* **Nov 15, 2022:** [Scientists say farmed fish can't replace fish caught in the wild. The Jefferson Exchange.](https://www.ijpr.org/show/the-jefferson-exchange/2022-11-15/wed-8-am-scientists-say-farmed-fish-cant-replace-fish-caught-in-the-wild)
* **Aug 18, 2022:** [Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: "Sin peces no habrá pesqueras". El Mostrador.](https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2022/08/18/rashid-sumaila-experto-internacional-en-pesca-en-puerto-de-ideas-biobio-sin-peces-no-habra-pesqueras/)
* **Aug 18, 2022:** [Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: “Sin peces no habrá pesqueras”. Fundacion Terram.](https://www.terram.cl/2022/08/rashid-sumaila-experto-internacional-en-pesca-en-puerto-de-ideas-biobio-sin-peces-no-habra-pesqueras/)
* **Aug 8, 2022:** [Have you ever wondered just how much the ocean is really worth? CBC - The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn.](https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/15929464-have-ever-wondered-much-ocean-really-worth?fbclid=IwAR39OxjcRkkg2Vcgv3e5uCtimPC1jADegoFttNGSzVNvmByhqqgS4hM59xM)
* **Aug 8, 2022:** [BC’s GDP, Job Market, and Economy. CBC - Daybreak South.](https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-110-daybreak-south/clip/15929511-labour-force-survey-theme-song-vamps-rossland-woman)
* **Jun 20, 2022:** [Government of Canada delivers on commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics. CKNW via Omny.fm.](https://omny.fm/shows/the-jill-bennett-show/government-of-canada-delivers-on-commitment-to-ban)
* **May 25, 2022:** [In Conversation With: Rashid Sumaila. How much is that fish in the ocean? Oceans economics and the quest to attain infinity fish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QavcrRZlsY). Part of “In Conversation With” Series, SSHRC.
* **May 19, 2022:** [“Canada’s Oceans and Coasts: Pathways to Sustainability in a Sea of Change” Keynote at The 16th annual Elisabeth Mann Borgese Ocean Lecture. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBSP7NCJtW0)
* **Apr 20, 2022:** [Conference participants say the link between climate and ocean has been forgotten. BobFM.](https://www.bobfm.co.uk/conference-participants-say-the-link-between-climate-and-ocean-has-been-forgotten/)
* **Dec 30, 2021:** [Rashid Sumaila - On Fisheries and Economics. The Blue Hour Podcast.](https://www.citr.ca/radio/the-blue-hour/episode/20211230/)
* **Nov 14, 2021:** [On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Talking about oceans at COP26. CBC Radio.](https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-46-on-the-coast/clip/15878286-talking-oceans-cop26)
* **Nov 2, 2021:** [Rashid Sumaila – Interview re: WTO Letter. GB News](https://vimeo.com/640508726/23e6e632f6).
* **Nov 1, 2021:** [Interview with Alastair Campbell on banning harmful fishing subsidies. GB News/Vimeo.](https://vimeo.com/640508726/23e6e632f6)
* **Oct 5, 2021:** [Professor, Canada Research Chair to discuss ‘Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries’ at URI Honors Colloquium Oct. 19. University of Rhode Island News.](https://www.uri.edu/news/2021/10/professor-canada-research-chair-to-discuss-infinity-fish-economics-and-the-future-of-fish-and-fisheries-at-uri-honors-colloquium-oct-19/)
* **Apr 08, 2021:** [Government response to COVID-19 surge. Single-use plastic pollution. CBC.](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/government-response-to-covid-19-surge-single-use-plastic/id352379198?i=1000516337623)
* **Mar 26, 2021:** [Report: Ocean Science And Development Harmed by Fishing Trawlers. Voice of America. Part 1.](https://soundcloud.com/audiobyadam/report-ocean-science-and-development-harmed-by-fishing-trawlers-voaphillips-pls-read-host-intro) and [Part 2.](https://soundcloud.com/audiobyadam/report-ocean-science-climate-change-and-fisheries-qa-voaphillips)
* **Jan 29, 2021:** [Webinar: Trade in seafood and its impacts on the livelihoods & food security in developing Countries. V2V Partnership.](https://oceancanada.org/video-lecture-v2v-partnership-trade-in-seafood-and-its-impacts-on-the-livelihoods-food-security-in-developing-countries/)
* **July 30, 2020:** [Under the sea: What coronavirus is doing to the world’s marine mammals. Global News.](https://globalnews.ca/news/7230067/coronavirus-oceans-marine-mammals/)
* **June 14, 2020:** [Reusable bags slowly return to B.C. stores as plastic ones used during pandemic pile up. CBC.](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/reusable-bags-slowly-return-to-b-c-stores-as-plastic-ones-used-during-pandemic-pile-up-1.5611369)
* **June 12, 2020:** [Webinar: Closing the gap: financing the transition towards an inclusive blue economy. IIED.](https://youtu.be/VykTm-maNPA)
* **March 13, 2020:** [La lutte pour les poissons de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Den Multimedia.](https://www.denmultimedia.fr/la-lutte-pour-les-poissons-de-lafrique-de-louest/)
* **March 12, 2020:** [The fight for west Africa’s fish. Financial Times.](https://www.ft.com/content/0eb523ca-5d41-11ea-8033-fa40a0d65a92008)
* **Jan 05, 2020:** [To save fish, ban high seas fishing, UBC professor suggests. Vancouver Sun.](https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/qa-to-save-fish-ban-high-seas-fishing-ubc-professor-suggests)
* **Aug 28, 2019:** [Rashid Sumaila interview with Afedzi Abdullah. Ghana News Agency.](https://vimeo.com/356515152)
* **Mar 29, 2019:** [Professor U. Rashid Sumaila speaks on European fishing subsidies. BLOOM Association. YouTube.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XbAwfFJSTA)
* **Mar 15, 2019:** [Dr. Rashid Sumaila talks at Joyce Murray’s MP Breakfast Connections. Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/mpjoycemurray/videos/2186010124984550/)
* **Sep 18, 2018:** [Managing the ocean. CBC Radio.](http://oceancanada.org/o/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rashid-interview-09-20-2018.mp3)
* **Jul 19, 2018:** [Scientist sees harmful fisheries subsidies taking toll on global fish stocks. Pew Trusts.](http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/07/19/scientist-sees-harmful-fisheries-subsidies-taking-toll-on-global-fish-stocks)
* **Jun 8, 2018:** [Rashid Sumaila discusses sea use in Africa. CGTN America.](https://youtu.be/8O7ktB0Xh5I)
* **Jan 11, 2018:** [Oceans starving for oxygen. Roundhouse Radio.](http://cirh2.streamon.fm/listenlater-pl-14036)
* **Oct 25, 2017:** [interview with Roundhouse Radio.](http://www.oceancanada.org/ocp/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/oceancanada-rashid-sumaila-interview-roundhouse-radio-10.25.17.mp3)
* **Jul 27, 2017:** [Marine oil tanker safety fraser institute. Global News.](https://globalnews.ca/news/3628110/marine-oil-tanker-safety-fraser-institute/)
* **Jun 25, 2017:** [Subsidies go to big fisheries, not small-scale companies: UBC study. News 1130.](http://www.news1130.com/2017/06/25/subsidies-go-big-fisheries-not-small-scale-companies-ubc-study/)
* **Dec 30, 2016:** [CBC News Network.](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5soqFBJ8RhkTS1sNDZjT3R3NW8/view?usp=sharing)
* **Sep 8, 2016:** [UBC report: climate change will decimate fisheries. Global News.](http://globalnews.ca/video/2929280/ubc-report-climate-change-will-decimate-fisheries/)
* **Aug 15, 2016:** [Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute. The Conversation.](http://theconversation.com/fishing-not-oil-is-at-the-heart-of-the-south-china-sea-dispute-63580)
* **June 8, 2016:** [Roundhouse Radio interview.](http://cirh.streamon.fm/listenlater-pl-3240)
* **Mar 14, 2016:** [Beaufort Sea environmental assessment. CBC News.](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/beaufort-sea-environmental-assessment-1.3490983)
* **Jun 18, 2015:** [Interview on CBC.](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/beaufort-sea-s-fish-population-at-risk-due-to-acidification-study-1.3118246)
* **Jun 12, 2015:** [Interview on NPR.](http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/migrating-whales-bring-migrating-tourists)
* **Apr 13, 2015:** [Spill could tarnish Vancouver’s green brand. Vancouver Sun.](http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/spill+could+tarnish+Vancouver+green+brand/10963055/story.html)
* **Apr 13, 2015:** [Canada’s economy needs more diversification. Here’s why. Vancouver Observer.](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/national-observer/canadas-economy-needs-more-diversification-heres-why?page=0,1)
* **Apr 11, 2015:** [Summer tourism could be impacted by Wednesday’s oil spill. News1130.](http://www.news1130.com/2015/04/11/summer-tourism-could-be-impacted-by-wednesdays-oil-spill-ubc-economist/)
* **Apr 10, 2015:** [What effect will the Vancouver oil spill have on the environment, wildlife and economy. Global TV.](http://globalnews.ca/video/1932966/what-effect-will-the-vancouver-oil-spill-have-on-the-environment-wildlife-and-economy)
* **Apr 10, 2015:** [Video: Finger pointing begins after spills into English. Vancouver Sun.](http://www.vancouversun.com/Video+Finger+pointing+begins+after+spills+into+English/10959435/story.html)
* **Apr 10, 2015:** [Vancouver Fuel Spill. The Tyee.](http://thetyee.ca/News/2015/04/10/Vancouver-Fuel-Spill/)
* **Apr 9, 2015:** [Oil spill shows increased tanker traffic could have dire consequences. News1130am.](http://www.news1130.com/2015/04/09/oil-spill-shows-increased-tanker-traffic-could-have-dire-consequences-environmentalists/comment-page-2/#comments)
* **Apr 9, 2015:** [Crews work to contain fuel spill in Vancouver’s English Bay. The Globe and Mail.](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/crews-work-to-contain-fuel-spill-in-vancouvers-english-bay/article23856287/)
* **Apr 11, 2015:** [Who will pay for the massive clean up still underway in and around English Bay. News1130am.](http://www.news1130.com/2015/04/11/who-will-pay-for-the-massive-clean-up-still-underway-in-and-around-english-bay/)
* **Jul 3, 2014:** [Real News Network, USA.](http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content\&task=view\&id=31\&Itemid=74\&jumival=12073)
* **May 23, 2013:** Pros and cons of pipeline expansion in BC. CKNW, The Bill Good Show.
* **May 23, 2013:** [What Norway did with its oil and we didn’t. The Globe and Mail.](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-competes/what-norway-did-with-its-oil-and-we-didnt/article11959362/)
* **May 8, 2013:** [Ocean acidification affecting Arctic at fast pace. CBC News.](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/05/08/north-ocean-acidification.html)
* **May 7, 2013:** [Arctic Ocean acidifying from greenhouse gasses, study suggests. CTV News.](http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/arctic-ocean-acidifying-from-greenhouse-gasses-study-suggests-1.1269113#ixzz2SeE7fIZ5)
* **Dec 12, 2012:** 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.
* **June 20, 2012:** On the Rio+20 conference and Canada’s place in the world environmental movement. CBC Radio – The Early Edition.
* **Apr 15, 2012:** Putting a price tag on ocean damage. Radio Canada International – Marc Montgomery.
* **Apr 5, 2012:** Impacts of climate change on the value from our oceans. CHQR – Dave Rutherford.
* **Mar 27, 2012:** Economic and ecological effects of overfishing. German Public Radio.
* **Mar 13, 2012:** Sustainable fisheries management. CITR ProfTalk.
* **Feb 20, 2012:** The Eco2 Index of Nations. CKNW News.
* **Nov 21, 2011:** Impacts of climate change on global fisheries. Radio Canada International.
* **Feb 4, 2011:** A meeting of DFO senior management convened and attended by the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Canada. Gave a talk on strategies to mitigate ecological, social & equity concerns arising from catch share management.
* **Nov 18, 2010:** Global fisheries in decline. Science Forum discussion of consumer awareness.
* **Oct 13, 2010:** [Perikanan Bisa Beri Makan 20 Juta Orang Lagi Jika Dikelola Lebih Baik. Analisa Daily.](http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2010/10/Perikanan-Bisa-Beri-Makan-20-Juta-Orang-Lagi-Jika-Dikelola-Lebih-Baik.pdf)
* **Jul 1, 2010:** [Whale watching tourism a solution for whales and fishers. Powerboat World.](http://www.sail-world.com/news.cfm?conspd=200000\&Nid=71330\&SEid=\&SRCID=9\&RequestTimeOut=180\&hasFlash=1)
* **June 28, 2010:** [Whale watching worth $2 billion annually. The Province, Canada.](http://feru.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2010/08/Whale-watching-worth-2-billion-annually-The-Province.pdf)
* **March 17-18, 2010:** Workshop convened and attended by Prince Charles on how to transition fisheries to a more resilient and sustainable states, St James Palace.
* **Mar 16, 2009:** Quoted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
* **Feb 9, 2009:** Africa’s fisheries least able to adapt to climate change. ClimateWire.
* **2009:** [Explaining the importance of the ocean to humanity in video.](http://feru.org/news/explaining-importance-ocean-humanity-video/)
* **2009:** [United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) discusses the way forward for fishery subsidies.](http://feru.org/news/unep-discusses-fishery-subsidies-video/)
* **2009:** Appeared two times on CBC News program regarding a co-authored paper on Omega 3 and fisheries conservation.
* **2009:** [Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bfmyw-3yys) (video clip). National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series.
* **Nov 21, 2008:** Impacts of climate change on global fisheries. Radio Canada International.
* **Oct 23, 2008:** On how overfishing threatens tuna industry. Radio Australia.
* **Jul 16, 2008:** On fishery subsidies. CKNW - Brett Mineer.
* **Jul 15, 2008:** On the future of global fisheries. CBC Radio - Mark Forsythe.
* **Apr 12, 2008:** [Deep-Sea Trawlers Threaten Marine Life.](http://www.fisheries.ubc.ca/ru/feru/news/2007_News/Deepsea_Voiceofamerica.htm/)Voice of America News.
* **Mar 19, 2008:** On Omega-3 story. CKNW Radio.
* **Mar 18, 2008:** On Omega-3 story. CBC Radio.
* **2008:** Appeared in documentary film: [The End of the Line: Imagine a World Without Fish](http://endoftheline.com/).
* **2008:** Featured by the Knowledge Network in The Leading Edge segment “A Subsidized Collapse”.
* **2008:** [Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bfmyw-3yys) (video clip). National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series.
* **Oct 19, 2007:** [Aquaculture's growth rate actually is declining.](https://www.intrafish.com/news/aquacultures-growth-rate-actually-is-i-declining-i-/1-1-621176) Intrafish.com.
* **Jul 18, 2007:** [Global Fishing Trade Depletes African Waters. Wall Street Journal Online.](http://www.fisheries.ubc.ca/ru/feru/news/2007_News/Africa_fish.pdf)
* **Mar 22, 2007:** [US proposes ban on fishing subsidies in global trade talks. Bloomberg.com.](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive\&sid=aqbldqUD3m7I)
* **Feb 19, 2007:** [Fishing like an economist. Science Magazine News Blog.](http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2007/02/fishing-like-an.html)
* **May 1, 2006:** Broadcast of CBC mini-documentary “On the Island”.