The OceanCanada Partnership
The OceanCanada Partnership is an 8-year research initiative (2014-2022) funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The Partnership is comprised of 22 formal research partners, including universities from coast to coast, community organizations and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
SEA CHANGE
Charting a Sustainable Future for Oceans in Canada
This volume aims to help Canadian society understand, prepare and plan for the challenges that lie ahead for our oceans and our coasts. The contributions from over 50 co-authors across 22 formal partners offer insights that reflect a rich history of scholarship and action across our three oceans and coasts, as well as a direct recognition that the future of our oceans is fundamentally linked to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, partners and nations.
Latest News
“Who stands to benefit?” To engage in deep-sea mining or not. Not, say international scientists
Article originally posted at UBC Oceans. Deep sea mining will produce far too little benefits for the harm it will cause. That …Event – Vanishing Fish: The Fight for Global Ocean Justice
Originally posted on the Sea Around Us website. Three leading environmental thinkers discuss the global fight for ocean justice, in a world …Dr. Rashid Sumaila named as 2022 AAAS Fellow
This article was originally posted at oceans.ubc.ca. Click here to view. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s …Rashid Sumaila wins RSC’s Miroslaw Romanowski Medal for scientific work relating to environmental problems
Dr. Rashid Sumaila, OceanCanada Scientific Director and University Killam professor in UBC Science’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, as well as …February 10, 2022: Virtual Book Launch: Infinity Fish by Dr. Rashid Sumaila
Pursuing systematic change in the fisheries sector or interested in the preservation of marine resources? Join us for this virtual book launch …
Latest Publications
Latest Newsletter
The OceanCanada Partnership was originally funded to run until 2020, but we will continue to produce a yearly newsletter keeping you updated as to the progress and impact of our work.
In the Media
Ensuring a thriving ocean economy for everyone
This interview examines some of the main drivers of depleting commercial fish populations, including fish farms – and how they’re in fact contributing to overfishing.
Events
OceanCanada Conference
Final conference & Book Launch
Date TBC Online 10am-1pm (PST)
The final OceanCanada conference will take place online and aims to bring together the great minds that contributed to our project since 2014, as well as other scientists and policy makers to collaborate, discuss, and find new opportunities.