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

A short new video posted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on video sharing site YouTube is an excellent quick introduction to fisheries subsidies and why it is an important issue. Watch for appearances by Dr. Sumaila at 1:22, 2:37, and 2:59 in the video below.

Key concepts excerpted from the video are:

“almost every subsidy is potentially harmful”

“Subsidies even contribute to widespread illegal fishing”

“there are still complex issues on the negotiating table and it is crucial these are resolved….and soon.”

See the Fisheries Subsidies blog for more discussion of the…