Fisheries

Are we adapting to climate change, or resigning to it?

November 4, 2015 | Policy Forum, Climate Change, Fisheries

by Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor

In A Sand County Almanac, the landmark book on wilderness, ecology, and conservation, we are offered a short anecdote regarding a changing environment:

“I had a bird dog named Gus. When Gus couldn’t find pheasants he worked up an enthusiasm for Sora rails and meadowlarks. This whipped-up zeal for unsatisfactory substitutes masked his failure to find the real thing. It assuaged his inner frustration.” – Aldo Leopold (1949).

Canadian federal leadership failing its oceans, study finds

October 16, 2015 | Publication Highlights, Fisheries, Law and Governance

Canada has gone from being a world leader in ocean management to a country failing its oceans due to a lack of federal leadership in implementing ocean policy, the cutting of funding and resources to government ocean science, and the silencing of government scientists.

These findings are part of a new study in Marine Policy, co-authored by Nereus Program researchers, which states that “federal ocean policy and management have diverged substantially from marine science in the past decade”.

Ask an Expert: What impacts will the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have on the trade of fish and seafood?

October 13, 2015 | Policy Forum, Fisheries, Economics

On October 5th, twelve countries reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which would create the world’s largest free-trade zone. The countries involved — Canada, Japan, the USA, Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Mexico, Vietnam, Australia, Peru and Malaysia — represent 40 percent of the world’s economy. The TPP would see tariffs on fish and seafood being eliminated, allowing for potentially more exports and imports between partnering countries, and new environmental and labour standards put in place.

Nereus members published on the Ecopath with Ecosim modeling approach

October 3, 2015 | Publication Highlights, Fisheries, Ecology and Biodiversity

“Global overview of the applications of the Ecopath with Ecosim modeling approach using the EcoBase models repository” has been published in Ecological Modelling by Mathieu Colléter, Nereus Fellow (UBC), Audrey Valls, 2011-2014 Junior Research Fellow (UBC), and Daniel Pauly, Chair of the Nereus Steering Committee and a member of the Advisory Board.

Ask an Expert: How will this year’s El Nino affect oceans and fisheries?

August 24, 2015 | Policy Forum, Climate Change, Fisheries

Godzilla. Bruce Lee. The names for this year’s El Nino are growing, as are the fears that this might be the biggest one yet. But what is an El Nino and what effects do they have on oceans and fisheries?

Ryan Rykaczewski, Nereus Program alumni and assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, focuses his research on the responses of ecosystem and fisheries production to past and future climate variability and climate change and has published on the impacts of past El Ninos. Here he explains the basics of El Ninos and why this upcoming one could have destructive impacts on ocean ecosystems, fisheries, and fish and mammal species.

Daniel Dunn published on spatiotemporal patterns of rockfish bycatch in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

August 4, 2015 | Publication Highlights, Fisheries, Ecology and Biodiversity

Daniel Dunn, Nereus Senior Research Fellow in the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University, has published a paper titled “Spatiotemporal patterns of rockfish bycatch in US west coast groundfish fisheries: opportunities for reducing incidental catch of depleted species” in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

In-between Food Security and Sustainability

July 27, 2015 | Policy Forum, Fisheries

by Muhammed Oyinlola, Nereus Fellow

Unknowingly to us, we leave remnant wherever we go, a footprint to tell others that “I was here”, the café shop mug with our fingerprint, the lady at the supermarket with our smile, our precious advise to our colleague at work, or our quest to solve other people’s problems (let’s focus on our good sides). However, we do create some problems intentionally or unintentionally. One thing is for sure — we will definitely leave part of us behind, either good or bad.

Madagascar Indigenous Fisheries – My Experience at the MARE Conference

July 20, 2015 | Policy Forum, Fisheries, Coastal and Indigenous

By Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Madagascar

Full immersion in the field of small-scale fisheries for three days, networking with worldwide fisheries experts, coming across old friends from the University of British Columbia, and making new friends, this is what the Centre for Maritime Research (MARE) conference 2015 was all about for me. I attended this conference in Amsterdam from June 24 to 26.

From ocean to consumer: Wilf Swartz on public awareness and transparency down the supply chain

July 13, 2015 | Policy Forum, Fisheries, Economics

When you find a fish at a decent price, there’s more than meets the eye. Behind that price tag lies a whole supply chain that remains untraceable and unseen to the average consumer, which can create the illusion of sustainable practices.

Wilf Swartz, Research Associate with the Nereus Program, is calling for a more transparent system— as well as increased public awareness and corporate social responsibility surrounding sustainability.

Nereus Report: Predicting Future Oceans — Climate Change, Oceans & Fisheries

June 30, 2015 | Latest News, Policy Forum, Reports, Climate Change, Fisheries

A report entitled “Predicting Future Oceans: Climate Change, Oceans & Fisheries” newly released by the Nereus program, an international interdisciplinary research program aimed at predicting future oceans, suggests that future seafood supply in the world will be substantially altered by climate change, overfishing and habitat destruction if we do not take actions.

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Fisheries

Are we adapting to climate change, or resigning to it?

Canadian federal leadership failing its oceans, study finds

Ask an Expert: What impacts will the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have on the trade of fish and seafood?

Nereus members published on the Ecopath with Ecosim modeling approach

Ask an Expert: How will this year’s El Nino affect oceans and fisheries?

Daniel Dunn published on spatiotemporal patterns of rockfish bycatch in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

In-between Food Security and Sustainability

Madagascar Indigenous Fisheries – My Experience at the MARE Conference

From ocean to consumer: Wilf Swartz on public awareness and transparency down the supply chain

Nereus Report: Predicting Future Oceans — Climate Change, Oceans & Fisheries

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