Interviews

• July 5. Greenpeace s’oppose au projet d’une entreprise canadienne d’exploiter des fonds marins. Radio-Canada.ca (Web Segment, French).

• Mar 20, 2025: Part 5: Migration by Land and by Sea. Foreign Policy Podcast.

• Feb 18, 2025: Rashid Sumaila y Thor Sigfússon, expertos internacionales en recursos marinos, entregan su mirada sobre la industria salmonera en Chile. País Circular.

• Feb 18, 2025: Rashid Sumaila | Minería submarina | Congreso Futuro 2025 (Youtube).

• May 8, 2024: Technology and Commercial Fishing with Dr. Ussif Sumaila. Spreaker.

• 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.

• Jan 24, 2024: Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries. US Senate Budget Committee.

• Nov 10, 2023: Harness potential of blue economy to reduce unemployment in Africa- Prof Rashid Sumaila. Business Ghana.

• May 23, 2023: Aquaculture’s Dark Side. Interview with Stephen Snyder. TheWorld.org.

• Mar 06, 2023: Historic Ocean Treaty Reached. Video Interview. CTV News.

• Mar 09, 2023: Morning Shot: How much will the UN High Seas Treaty help marine creatures? Podcast from MoneyFM Singapore.

• Feb 23, 2023: UBC researchers win prestigious Tyler Prize. Video. CBC News at 6.

• Feb 22, 2023: CBC Vancouver News on the Tyler Prize winners 2023. CBC/Tyler Prize YouTube Channel.

• Feb 10, 2023: Conférence à Vancouver: TotalEnergies et les défenseurs de l’environnement d’Afrique du Sud. RFI.

• Nov 15, 2022: Scientists say farmed fish can't replace fish caught in the wild. The Jefferson Exchange.

• Aug 18, 2022: Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: "Sin peces no habrá pesqueras". El Mostrador.

• Aug 18, 2022: Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: “Sin peces no habrá pesqueras”. Fundacion Terram.

• Aug 8, 2022: Have you ever wondered just how much the ocean is really worth? CBC - The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn.

• Aug 8, 2022: BC’s GDP, Job Market, and Economy. CBC - Daybreak South.

• Jun 20, 2022: Government of Canada delivers on commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics. CKNW via Omny.fm.

• 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. 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.

• Apr 20, 2022: Conference participants say the link between climate and ocean has been forgotten. BobFM.

• Dec 30, 2021: Rashid Sumaila - On Fisheries and Economics. The Blue Hour Podcast.

• Nov 14, 2021: On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Talking about oceans at COP26. CBC Radio.

• Nov 2, 2021: Rashid Sumaila – Interview re: WTO Letter. GB News.

• Nov 1, 2021: Interview with Alastair Campbell on banning harmful fishing subsidies. GB News/Vimeo.

• 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.

• Apr 08, 2021: Government response to COVID-19 surge. Single-use plastic pollution. CBC.

• Mar 26, 2021: Report: Ocean Science And Development Harmed by Fishing Trawlers. Voice of America. Part 1. and Part 2.

• Jan 29, 2021: Webinar: Trade in seafood and its impacts on the livelihoods & food security in developing Countries. V2V Partnership.

• July 30, 2020: Under the sea: What coronavirus is doing to the world’s marine mammals. Global News.

• June 14, 2020: Reusable bags slowly return to B.C. stores as plastic ones used during pandemic pile up. CBC.

• June 12, 2020: Webinar: Closing the gap: financing the transition towards an inclusive blue economy. IIED.

• March 13, 2020: La lutte pour les poissons de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Den Multimedia.

• March 12, 2020: The fight for west Africa’s fish. Financial Times.

• Jan 05, 2020: To save fish, ban high seas fishing, UBC professor suggests. Vancouver Sun.

• Aug 28, 2019: Rashid Sumaila interview with Afedzi Abdullah. Ghana News Agency.

• Mar 29, 2019: Professor U. Rashid Sumaila speaks on European fishing subsidies. BLOOM Association. YouTube.

• Mar 15, 2019: Dr. Rashid Sumaila talks at Joyce Murray’s MP Breakfast Connections. Facebook.

• Sep 18, 2018: Managing the ocean. CBC Radio.

• Jul 19, 2018: Scientist sees harmful fisheries subsidies taking toll on global fish stocks. Pew Trusts.

• Jun 8, 2018: Rashid Sumaila discusses sea use in Africa. CGTN America.

• Jan 11, 2018: Oceans starving for oxygen. Roundhouse Radio.

• Oct 25, 2017: interview with Roundhouse Radio.

• Jul 27, 2017: Marine oil tanker safety fraser institute. Global News.

• Jun 25, 2017: Subsidies go to big fisheries, not small-scale companies: UBC study. News 1130.

• Dec 30, 2016: CBC News Network.

• Sep 8, 2016: UBC report: climate change will decimate fisheries. Global News.

• Aug 15, 2016: Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute. The Conversation.

• June 8, 2016: Roundhouse Radio interview.

• Mar 14, 2016: Beaufort Sea environmental assessment. CBC News.

• Jun 18, 2015: Interview on CBC.

• Jun 12, 2015: Interview on NPR.

• Apr 13, 2015: Spill could tarnish Vancouver’s green brand. Vancouver Sun.

• Apr 13, 2015: Canada’s economy needs more diversification. Here’s why. Vancouver Observer.

• Apr 11, 2015: Summer tourism could be impacted by Wednesday’s oil spill. News1130.

• Apr 10, 2015: What effect will the Vancouver oil spill have on the environment, wildlife and economy. Global TV.

• Apr 10, 2015: Video: Finger pointing begins after spills into English. Vancouver Sun.

• Apr 10, 2015: Vancouver Fuel Spill. The Tyee.

• Apr 9, 2015: Oil spill shows increased tanker traffic could have dire consequences. News1130am.

• Apr 9, 2015: Crews work to contain fuel spill in Vancouver’s English Bay. The Globe and Mail.

• Apr 11, 2015: Who will pay for the massive clean up still underway in and around English Bay. News1130am.

• Jul 3, 2014: Real News Network, USA.

• 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.

• May 8, 2013: Ocean acidification affecting Arctic at fast pace. CBC News.

• May 7, 2013: Arctic Ocean acidifying from greenhouse gasses, study suggests. CTV News.

• 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.

• Jul 1, 2010: Whale watching tourism a solution for whales and fishers. Powerboat World.

• June 28, 2010: Whale watching worth $2 billion annually. The Province, Canada.

• 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.

• Undated (2009): Explaining the importance of the ocean to humanity in video.

• Undated (2009): United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) discusses the way forward for fishery subsidies.

• Undated (2009): Appeared two times on CBC News program regarding a co-authored paper on Omega 3 and fisheries conservation.

• Undated (2009): Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (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. Voice of America News.

• Mar 19, 2008: On Omega-3 story. CKNW Radio.

• Mar 18, 2008: On Omega-3 story. CBC Radio.

• Undated (2008): Appeared in documentary film The End of the Line: Imagine a World Without Fish.

• Undated (2008): Featured by the Knowledge Network in The Leading Edge segment “A Subsidized Collapse”.

• Undated (2008): Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (video clip). National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series.

• Oct 19, 2007: Aquaculture's growth rate actually is declining. Intrafish.com.

• Jul 18, 2007: Global Fishing Trade Depletes African Waters. Wall Street Journal Online.

• Mar 22, 2007: US proposes ban on fishing subsidies in global trade talks. Bloomberg.com.

• Feb 19, 2007: Fishing like an economist. Science Magazine News Blog.

• May 1, 2006: Broadcast of CBC mini-documentary “On the Island”.