Month: March 2016

New Research: Identifying Best Practices in Fisheries Monitoring and Stewardship Training for First Nations Youth

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Haley Milko, Masters of Resource Management student at Simon Fraser University has completed her thesis work identifying best practice in fisheries monitoring and stewardship training for First Nations Youth. Abstract: In British Columbia, fisheries management policies in the last few decades have severely diminished access for a generation of youth to knowledge of traditional governance, […]

Opportunity: Interdisciplinary PhD opening with Dalhousie’s Marine Affairs Program

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The Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University is seeking a candidate for an interdisciplinary PhD. Successful candidates will apply for admissions through the Interdisciplinary PhD Program at Dalhousie University. PhD: Socioeconomics of prioritizing network connectivity for MPAs Supervisors: Dr. Megan Bailey and Dr. Lucia Fanning Funding: Three years of NSERC stipend Start date: January 2017 Description: The […]

News Brief: Inuvialuit ask feds for regional environment assessment of Beaufort Sea

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/beaufort-sea-environmental-assessment-1.3490983 The Inuvialuit are pitching a far-reaching scientific and traditional knowledge study that would help researchers better understand how Arctic ecosystems will be affected by climate change, increased shipping and oil and gas development. “We see ourselves as part of the ecosystem, so anything that is going to affect that is going to affect […]

Joint symposium hosted by OceanCanada and Too Big Too Ignore

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OceanCanada – Too Big To Ignore Symposium. Wednesday, March 30th 2016, 1-5pm Liu Institute for Global Issues; Caseroom. UBC, 6476 NW Marine Drive Learn about the exciting work being done by these projects, find out how to get involved, and participate in the discussion on ways to encourage further collaboration. The meeting is open to everyone, no prior registration […]

News Brief: Canada-US Bilateral Agreement on Arctic Conservation

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On March 10, 2016 Canada and the US released a major bilateral announcement on the Arctic to coincide with Prime Minister Trudeau’s visit to Washington. The announcement includes an initiative to re-examine new conservation goals for the Arctic and a commitment to engage all Arctic nations in the development of a pan-Arctic marine protection area […]

New Research: Global Fisheries Subsidies: An Updated Estimate

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OceanCanada Research Director Rashid Sumaila and his collaborators from the UBC Global Fisheries Cluster (Sea Around Us and NEREUS) have published an updated estimate of global fisheries subsidies in Marine Policy, the researchers found that the global fishing industry is being supported by $35 billion yearly in government subsidies of which upwards of $20 billion […]

New Research: Economic Viability and Small-Scale Fisheries — A Review

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UBC Fisheries Economic Research Unit Doctoral student Anna Schuhbauer and OceanCanada Research Director Rashid Sumaila have published a paper in Ecological Economics. The authors report that globally, over 90% of all fishing vessels and about 22 million fishers are considered small-scale. Yet, small-scale fisheries are often understudied, economically and politically marginalized, and therefore vulnerable to […]

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