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.
William Cheung and Yoshitaka Ota, Co-Directors of the Nereus Program, recently attended the Our Common Future under Climate Change conference in Paris to present findings from the program on the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and fisheries. The conference, held from July 7 to 10, saw nearly 2000 participants from 100 countries come together to discuss all aspects of scientific knowledge on climate change.
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.
This past week, the Nereus Program released a report on the future of the world’s oceans and William Cheung, Co-Director, also published a paper in Science on future oceans under different CO2 emissions scenerios. The following is a list of some of the local and international media coverage.
Thomas Froelicher, Nereus Program Alumni and 2012-2013 Senior Research Fellow (Princeton), has published a paper with co-authors in Biogeosciences entitled Emergence of multiple ocean ecosystem drivers in a large ensemble…
On June 26, William Cheung and Yoshitaka Ota presented their work on ocean fisheries, climate change and indigenous fisheries at Dr Shinichi Ito Lab (atmosphere and ocean research institute) at…
Fish will have to find new habitats or perish if global warming is left unchecked Climate change is forcing fish out of their current habitats and into cooler waters and…
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.
by Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor, Nereus Fellow This is not the first time this has been written in my head. I recall a feeling of intense anger and impotence whenever a…
The Nereus Program will be releasing key findings from the first four years of the program in its Future Ocean Research Report. This report, to be released July 1, 2015,…
