In the news & media

Below you may find links to work by the Fisheries Economics Research Unit that has appeared in the media.

2011

Sept 29: Nearly € 6 billion in subsidies fuel Spain’s ravenous fleet. ( Archived PDF ).

Sept 20: Why you shouldn’t eat deep-sea fish. Globe and Mail. ( Archived PDF ).

Sept 12: Put the brakes on deep-sea fishing. Washington Post Opinions. ( Archived PDF ).

Sept 09: Deep-Sea Fishing: Marine Scientists Call For Sustainable Alternatives. Huffington Post. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 07: Deep-sea fish in trouble. WebWire. ( Archived PDF ).

Sept 07: Unsustainable deep sea fishing must stop: study. FIS. ( Archived PDF ).

Sept 07: Deep-Sea Fish in Deep Trouble: Scientists Find Nearly All Deep-Sea Fisheries Unsustainable. Science Daily. ( Archived PDF ).

Sept 06: Scientists call for end to deep-sea fishing Washington Post. ( Archived PDF ).

August: Our tuna have many friends. Islands Business. ( Archived PDF ).

Fall: What’s Next: Trawling for Trash. Stanford Social Innovation Review. ( Archived PDF )

July 16: Experts hail world’s first ‘sustainable industrial fishery’ for tuna.  The Ecologist.  ( Archived PDF )

July 05: Belize ranks top in region for marine ecotourism, says scientists Cisneros and Sumaila. Belize News. ( Archived PDF )

June 22: Plenty of Fish in the Sea?  Think Again.  Economy Watch. ( Archived PDF )

June 20: Rashid Sumaila Co-Authors ‘Low Discounting Behaviour among Small-Scale Fishers in Fiji and Sabah, Malaysia’ (Pew Marine Fellow, 2008).Pew Environment Group News Room.

June 12: Explosion in jellyfish numbers may lead to ecological disaster, warn scientists.  The Guardian. ( Archived PDF )

June 9: UN Panel Discussion on World Ocean’s Day. Aid Netherlands. ( Archived PDF )

June 8: So Temos um oceano com que nos preocupar. Pau de Giz. ( Archived PDF )

June 2: Close Encounters With a Prince. UBC Public Affairs. ( Archived PDF )

May 31: Subsidies Negatively Effect Fishers Profits: Study.  FIS World News. ( Archived PDF )

May 26: Fishing:  A story of less for more.  BBC. ( Archived PDF )

May 1: World’s fish supplies “will disappear in four decades”.  The National. ( Archived PDF )

March 27: Must It Be “The End of the Line” for Fish?. Green Prophet. ( Archived PDF )

March 8: Consumer Awareness Interview With Rashid Sumaila. World Science.  ( Archived PDF )

March 7: Carbon Dioxide is Making the Ocean More Acidic.  ScienceNews.org. ( Archived PDF )

February 19: Fishing Like an Economist. Science Magazine Blog. ( Archived PDF )

February 18: Climate Feedback: AAAS 2011. Nature.com Climate Change Blog. ( Archived PDF )

February 13: Bottennapp på statens bekostnad.  svd.se. ( Archived PDF )

2010

Oct 26: Conservation offers hope for biodiversity decline. Nature News.

Oct 13: Perikanan Bisa Beri Makan 20 Juta Orang Lagi Jika Dikelola Lebih Baik.  Analisadaily. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 26: 过度捕捞的负面影响不可忽视.  People.com, China.  ( Archived PDF )

Sept 22: Un trabajo del profesor Villasante gana un premio sobre pesca en Japón. LA VOZ DE GALICIA S.A. ( Archived PDF (Spanish) )

Sept 18: 水産資源の管理向上で、2000万人分の食料調達が可能に カナダ研究.  AFP BB News. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 17: Dollars, People and Fish: Billions Riding on Stopping Overfishing.  Change.org. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 16: World Is Paying A High Price in Money and Health Because of Overfishing.  aboutmyplanet.com. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 16: Fisheries and support sectors generate USD 240 billion worldwide. MercoPress. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 16: 全球漁業產值2,400億美元 北美佔總數八分之一.  Sina Hong Kong.  ( Archived PDF )

Sept 16: The Cost of Overfishing? $36 Billion a Year and Counting.  TakePart.com. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 15: Fishing “could feed 20 million more”.  Agence France-Presse. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 15: Efficient Fisheries Can Feed Poor: study.  Montreal Gazette. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 15: Locally-Run Protected Areas Could Reverse Fisheries’ Death Spiral.  IPSnews. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 15: Overfishing Hurts Economy, Public Health, and Ocean Ecosystems.  Change.org. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 15: Fisheries generate USD 240 billion worldwide.  FIS Canada. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 14: Global Fisheries Research Finds Promise and Peril: While Industry Contributes $240B Annually, Overfishing Takes Toll on People and Revenue.  ScienceDaily.com. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 14: World’s fisheries worth US$240 billion when indirect industries included. Winnipeg Free Press. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 14: World Pays High Price for Overfishing Study Says.  Reuters, Allan Dowd. ( Archived PDF )

Sept 14: Catch Losses from Overfishing Could Feed Millions.  Vancouver Sun blogs, Randy Shore.  ( Archived PDF )

Sept 14: Global fisheries research finds promise and peril.  Scienceblog.com. ( Archived PDF )

Sep 9: Pacific sockeye salmon return in record numbers. AFP Newswire, Canada. Terra Daily, On-line. ( PDF Original )

Aug 13: CBC Radio Interview about whale watching. Information Morning Cape Breton.

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July 1: Whale watching tourism a solution for whales and fishers. Powerboat World. ( PDF Original )

June 28: Whale watching worth $2 billion annually. The Province, Canada. ( PDF Original )

June 26: Watching whales pays off. The Boston Globe, USA. ( PDF original )

June 26: Whales smarter than previously thought. The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. ( PDF original )

June 25: Valturism växande miljardindustri.  svd.se.  ( Archived PDF )

June 25: Whales worth more alive than dead. Aftenposten, Norway. ( PDF original | PDF english )

June 21: No one eats whales. Why does anyone kill them? The Big Money. ( PDF original )

May 31: Can we really put a price tag on nature? The Guardian. ( Archived PDF )

May 25: Ecotrust Launches National Panel Series on the Future of Coastal Fisheries. Ecotrust press release. ( PDF original )

May 22: Journée de la biodiversité.  Radio Canada Online. ( Archived PDF )

May 19: Oceans’ fish could vanish in just 40 years time: UN. Times of Taipei, China. ( PDF original )

May 18: Peştii din oceane ar putea dispărea până în 2050.  Romania Libera (Online). ( Archived PDF )

May 18: Temen expertos que los peces desaparezcan de los océanos. La Jornada, Mexico. ( PDF originalPDF english )

May 18: Plus aucun poisson dans les océans d’ici 40 ans? Le Temps, Switzerland. ( PDF original )

May 18: UN says 8 bln dollar-investment in greening fisheries could raise catches. People’s Daily, China. ( PDF original )

May 18: World’s oceans could be completely depleted of fish in 40 years: UN report. NY Daily News, USA. ( PDF original )

May 17: Okyanuslarda balık kalmayacak. Objektif Haber, Turkey. ( PDF original | PDF english )

May 1: Pacific fisheries seek closer links to consumers. Reuters, UK. ( PDF original )

March 9: The End of the Line screening in Malta. Charles Clover’s Blog.

March 8: Is Malta’s ‘pot of gold’ about to run out? Times of Malta, Malta. ( PDF original )

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