Ahmed Khan, a graduate of UBC’s Fisheries Economics Research Unit now studying at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada says that Governance may be an influential factor to consider when it comes to seafood supply. This comes from a recent article in Science magazine’s policy forum titled Sustainability and Global Seafood which appeared in the February 12, 2010 issue.

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Ahmed is one of several authors on the paper who collaborated to draw attention to some of the current issues in world fisheries. A recent article in The Gazette summarizes some of the key points of the Science paper, and its implication for…

Dr. Sumaila appears in a video with several notable celebrities including Leonardo Dicaprio and Prince Charles. In this video concerning the health of the earth’s oceans and climate change Dr. Sumaila says:

Scientists have predicted: every second breath of humans depends on the oceans. So the oceans are central to our livelihoods and our survival on the planet.

For more information about this video with transcription, see the full post at sumprememastertv.com.

A new World Bank study, authored with contributions by Rashid Sumaila and William Cheung, predicts that the global fisheries sector is likely to lose an estimated $US 9.64 billion in revenues in the year 2050 due to climate change. A draft version of the full report, available here, explains that under one possible climate change and fisheries management scenario, developed countries could expect to lose US$ 2.64 billion per year while the effect on developing countries could be as high as US$ 7 billion.

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The World Bank report, which covers many  sectors of the economy, predicts that the…