Due to the expansion of fishing practices, fish catches have become stagnant at best while global fishing efforts continue to grow, ultimately creating major stresses on marine resources. Fisheries impacts on both coastal and deep-sea ecosystems are well understood and documented; however, the biological and ecological impacts of fishing on open-ocean systems are not well studied or documented.
Today was the first day of the UN Ocean Conference, which is the first conference specifically focused on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Life Below Water. The day started with a cultural programme and plenary meeting then a partnership dialogue on addressing marine pollution. The conference will include dialogues on each of the seven targets of SDG14. Interspersed were a number of interesting and informative side events.
Between May 10 and 14, 2017, the Environmental Drivers of Fishing Effort Workshop was held at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Nereus attendance at the workshop included participation from Director of Science William Cheung (UBC), Principal Investigator Pat Halpin (Duke), Research Associate Derek Tittensor (Cambridge/UNEP-WCMC), Fellow Daniel Dunn (Duke), fellow Guillermo Ortuño-Crespo (Duke), Fellow Gabriel Reygondeau (UBC), and Fellow Vicky Lam (UBC).
Several Nereus Program affiliates, including fellow Daniel Dunn (Duke), fellow Guillermo Ortuño-Crespo (Duke), research associate Derek Tittensor (Cambridge/UNEP-WCMC), science director William Cheung (UBC), principal investigator Pat Halpin (Duke), fellow Gabriel…
Nereus Senior Research Fellow Daniel Dunn (Duke) will be presenting the “Strengthening International Fisheries Law in an Era of Changing Oceans” Symposium May 7-8 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Daniel will be…
From the 4th to 6th of May, 2017, Nereus Program fellow Daniel Dunn will be attending the CMS Science Council Workshop on Connectivity in Venice. As an environmental treaty under…
Nereus Senior Research Fellow Daniel Dunn (Duke) will be attending the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) workshop April 3-7 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The aim of the workshop is to…
The Nereus Program will be hosting a side event at the 3rd Preparatory Committee Meeting on Marine Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) March 27-April 7 in New…
Nereus Senior Research Fellow Daniel Dunn (Duke) hosted a workshop on global migratory connectivity with the Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI) and the International Climate Initiative (IKI) February 15 to 17 at Duke University, North Carolina.
Nereus fellow Daniel Dunn (Duke) will be attending the CBD Sustainable Ocean Initiative Capacity-Building Workshop for the Wider Caribbean and Central America February 20-24 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Participants…
