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The global ocean economics project at IIFET 2010

Members of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit recently had the pleasure of presenting a summary of our work on the Global Ocean Economics Project to a packed room at the 2010 meeting of the International Institute for Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET). It was great to see a so many people interested in our work, but sad to see that our crowd outgrew the room quickly and some who came late weren’t able to partake in the discussion.

The special session, titled “Global fisheries contribution to national economies: Management and policy options for…


Overfishing amplifies world hunger

A recent United Nations food summit in Rome alerts the world that the number of under-fed people is now more than 15% the world’s estimated 6 billion population. It is now believed that the number of under-nourished people around the globe exceeds 1 billion for the first time in history.

Just weeks after preliminary results from the Global Ocean Economics project were made available on this site indicating that overfishing has exacerbated problems of undernourishment (PDF), this news from the UN food summit seems to highlight the importance of addressing…


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