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Prof. U. Rashid Sumaila is one of six faculty members who have been named by University of British Columbia, Canada, as a University Killam Professor. His research focuses on bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, marine protected areas, illegal fishing, climate change, marine plastic pollution, and oil spills. Dr. Sumaila received his Ph.D. (Economics) from the University of Bergen and his B.Sc. (Quantity Surveying) from the Ahmadu Bello University. Sumaila is widely published and cited.
In September 2018, a group of 14 Heads of States and Governments from all regions of the world came together to create the High Level Panel (HLP) for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (SOE). The HLP is co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Palau. Simply put, the HLP seeks to ensure a SOE worldwide. In February 2021, the #VirtualBlueDecade initiative convened a panel of ocean practitioners from both the Global South and Global North to reflect on practical ways to build a SOE. Here, we present a summary of the key issues discussed by the panel, grouped around five topics: (i) words do initiate actions; (ii) goal setting is an important step in achieving a SOE; (iii) unsustainable practices are no longer justifiable as necessary evils for funding or obtaining social license for the transformation to a SOE; (iv) scientists must learn to communicate with policy makers; and (v) support South-South cooperation. We conclude that to achieve a SOE, the concept of “Informed Selfishness” should be considered as a guiding principle for developing policies and implementing sustainability actions.
Kwasi Appeaning Addo; Olanike Adeyemo; Ibukun Jacob Adewumi; Robert Blasiak; S. Kim Juniper; Dwight Owens; Tessa Owens; U. Rashid Sumaila. Informed selfishness – Practical reflections on building a sustainable ocean economy. Marine Policy 2021, 133, 104735 .
AMA StyleKwasi Appeaning Addo, Olanike Adeyemo, Ibukun Jacob Adewumi, Robert Blasiak, S. Kim Juniper, Dwight Owens, Tessa Owens, U. Rashid Sumaila. Informed selfishness – Practical reflections on building a sustainable ocean economy. Marine Policy. 2021; 133 ():104735.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKwasi Appeaning Addo; Olanike Adeyemo; Ibukun Jacob Adewumi; Robert Blasiak; S. Kim Juniper; Dwight Owens; Tessa Owens; U. Rashid Sumaila. 2021. "Informed selfishness – Practical reflections on building a sustainable ocean economy." Marine Policy 133, no. : 104735.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China formally proposed an environmental interview system in May 2014, which applies pressure on local governments to fulfill their responsibility toward environmental protection by conducting face-to-face public interviews with their officials. In this paper, 48 cities that were publicly interviewed from 2014–2020 were considered the experimental group and 48 cities surrounding them were the control group. First, the dynamic panel model is applied to initially determine the effect of the policy. Then, a regression discontinuity method (Sharp RD) is used to analyze the short-term and long-term effects and compare the reasons for the differences observed among the estimates of various types of samples. Finally, a series of robustness tests were also conducted. The results show that the environmental interview system can improve air quality. However, because an emergency short-term local governance system exists at present, the governance effect is not long-term and, therefore, not sustainable. Therefore, it suggests that the government should continue to improve the environmental interview system, establish an optimal environmental protection incentive mechanism, and encourage local governments to implement environmental protection policies effectively in the long term. The results of the research are of great significance to the environmental impact assessment system of the world, especially in countries with similar economic systems, which are facing a trade-off between economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Xue Jin; Ussif Rashid Sumaila; Kedong Yin; Zhichao Qi. Evaluation of the Policy Effect of China’s Environmental Interview System for Effective Air Quality Governance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 9006 .
AMA StyleXue Jin, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Kedong Yin, Zhichao Qi. Evaluation of the Policy Effect of China’s Environmental Interview System for Effective Air Quality Governance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (17):9006.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXue Jin; Ussif Rashid Sumaila; Kedong Yin; Zhichao Qi. 2021. "Evaluation of the Policy Effect of China’s Environmental Interview System for Effective Air Quality Governance." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 17: 9006.
The fishing industry is identified as a strategic sector to raise domestic protein production and supply in Malaysia. Global changes in climatic variables have impacted and continue to impact marine fish and aquaculture production, where machine learning (ML) methods are yet to be extensively used to study aquatic systems in Malaysia. ML-based algorithms could be paired with feature importance, i.e., (features that have the most predictive power) to achieve better prediction accuracy and can provide new insights on fish production. This research aims to develop an ML-based prediction of marine fish and aquaculture production. Based on the feature importance scores, we select the group of climatic variables for three different ML models: linear, gradient boosting, and random forest regression. The past 20 years (2000–2019) of climatic variables and fish production data were used to train and test the ML models. Finally, an ensemble approach named voting regression combines those three ML models. Performance matrices are generated and the results showed that the ensembled ML model obtains R2 values of 0.75, 0.81, and 0.55 for marine water, freshwater, and brackish water, respectively, which outperforms the single ML model in predicting all three types of fish production (in tons) in Malaysia.
Labonnah Farzana Rahman; Mohammad Marufuzzaman; Lubna Alam; Azizul Bari; Ussif Rashid Sumaila; Lariyah Mohd Sidek. Developing an Ensembled Machine Learning Prediction Model for Marine Fish and Aquaculture Production. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9124 .
AMA StyleLabonnah Farzana Rahman, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Lubna Alam, Azizul Bari, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Lariyah Mohd Sidek. Developing an Ensembled Machine Learning Prediction Model for Marine Fish and Aquaculture Production. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9124.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLabonnah Farzana Rahman; Mohammad Marufuzzaman; Lubna Alam; Azizul Bari; Ussif Rashid Sumaila; Lariyah Mohd Sidek. 2021. "Developing an Ensembled Machine Learning Prediction Model for Marine Fish and Aquaculture Production." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9124.
The ocean, which regulates climate and supports vital ecosystem services, is crucial to our Earth system and livelihoods. Yet, it is threatened by anthropogenic pressures and climate change. A healthy ocean that supports a sustainable ocean economy requires adequate financing vehicles that generate, invest, align, and account for financial capital to achieve sustained ocean health and governance. However, the current finance gap is large; we identify key barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy and suggest how to mitigate them, to incentivize the kind of public and private investments needed for topnotch science and management in support of a sustainable ocean economy.
U. Rashid Sumaila; Melissa Walsh; Kelly Hoareau; Anthony Cox; Louise Teh; Patrízia Abdallah; Wisdom Akpalu; Zuzy Anna; Dominique Benzaken; Beatrice Crona; Timothy Fitzgerald; Louise Heaps; Ibrahim Issifu; Katia Karousakis; Glenn Marie Lange; Amanda Leland; Dana Miller; Karen Sack; Durreen Shahnaz; Torsten Thiele; Niels Vestergaard; Nobuyuki Yagi; Junjie Zhang. Financing a sustainable ocean economy. Nature Communications 2021, 12, 1 -11.
AMA StyleU. Rashid Sumaila, Melissa Walsh, Kelly Hoareau, Anthony Cox, Louise Teh, Patrízia Abdallah, Wisdom Akpalu, Zuzy Anna, Dominique Benzaken, Beatrice Crona, Timothy Fitzgerald, Louise Heaps, Ibrahim Issifu, Katia Karousakis, Glenn Marie Lange, Amanda Leland, Dana Miller, Karen Sack, Durreen Shahnaz, Torsten Thiele, Niels Vestergaard, Nobuyuki Yagi, Junjie Zhang. Financing a sustainable ocean economy. Nature Communications. 2021; 12 (1):1-11.
Chicago/Turabian StyleU. Rashid Sumaila; Melissa Walsh; Kelly Hoareau; Anthony Cox; Louise Teh; Patrízia Abdallah; Wisdom Akpalu; Zuzy Anna; Dominique Benzaken; Beatrice Crona; Timothy Fitzgerald; Louise Heaps; Ibrahim Issifu; Katia Karousakis; Glenn Marie Lange; Amanda Leland; Dana Miller; Karen Sack; Durreen Shahnaz; Torsten Thiele; Niels Vestergaard; Nobuyuki Yagi; Junjie Zhang. 2021. "Financing a sustainable ocean economy." Nature Communications 12, no. 1: 1-11.
Small-scale fisheries depend on availability of and access to resources. Yet research on access – the combination of rights and capacities that enable fishers to benefit from available resources – has been limited compared to research on availability in Canadian fisheries. We surveyed 118 independent fishers in British Columbia, Canada to understand access rights (harvesting, entrance, transferability, security and protection), capacities (physical, human, social, cultural, political and financial assets), economic benefits from fishing, and actions to maintain or increase access. Participants generally perceived: strengths in physical, human and cultural assets; varied status in social and financial assets; and weaknesses in political assets. Access rights were generally perceived as poor with the exception of transfer rights. We employed modeling approaches to understand demographic characteristics of participants with higher rights and capacity, and which factors predicted feasibility and economic benefits of fishing. Higher perceived rights and capacities were both predicted by whether the participant self-identified as Indigenous. Higher feasibility of fishing was associated with higher political and financial assets, higher rights, being non-Indigenous, rural residence, and higher incomes. Higher income from fishing was predicted by higher financial assets and being non-Indigenous. Qualitative results showed participants maintain or gain access through: preparation; non-political networking; political advocacy; augmenting licenses or quota; or, diversification and intensification of fishing activities. Yet, many participants reported feeling powerless. Our research emphasizes the need to address access in fisheries management. Our novel conceptualization and mixed methods approach to study access rights and capacities can be adapted and applied elsewhere.
Nathan J. Bennett; Natalie C. Ban; Anna Schuhbauer; Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova; Megan Eadie; Kiera Vandeborne; Jim McIsaac; Eric Angel; Joshua Charleson; Erika R. Gavenus; Sarah Harper; Terre Satterfield; Tasha Sutcliffe; Rashid Sumaila. Access rights, capacities and benefits in small-scale fisheries: Insights from the Pacific Coast of Canada. Marine Policy 2021, 130, 104581 .
AMA StyleNathan J. Bennett, Natalie C. Ban, Anna Schuhbauer, Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova, Megan Eadie, Kiera Vandeborne, Jim McIsaac, Eric Angel, Joshua Charleson, Erika R. Gavenus, Sarah Harper, Terre Satterfield, Tasha Sutcliffe, Rashid Sumaila. Access rights, capacities and benefits in small-scale fisheries: Insights from the Pacific Coast of Canada. Marine Policy. 2021; 130 ():104581.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNathan J. Bennett; Natalie C. Ban; Anna Schuhbauer; Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova; Megan Eadie; Kiera Vandeborne; Jim McIsaac; Eric Angel; Joshua Charleson; Erika R. Gavenus; Sarah Harper; Terre Satterfield; Tasha Sutcliffe; Rashid Sumaila. 2021. "Access rights, capacities and benefits in small-scale fisheries: Insights from the Pacific Coast of Canada." Marine Policy 130, no. : 104581.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are key to averting continued loss of species and ecosystem services in our oceans, but concerns around economic trade-offs hamper progress. Here we provide optimized planning scenarios for global MPA networks that secure species habitat while minimizing impacts on fisheries revenues. We found that MPA coverage requirements differ vastly among nations, and that two-thirds of nations benefit economically from a collaborative approach. Immediate global protection of marine biodiversity habitat comes with losses of ~19% of total fisheries revenues, but international cooperation in concert with high seas protection improves economic losses for most countries, safeguards all species, and could save ~5B USD annually worldwide. Nations and fishery economies both share benefits from a coordinated approach to conserving marine biodiversity, with direct relevance to current international policies.
D. Scott Rinnan; Gabriel Reygondeau; Jennifer McGowan; Vicky Lam; Rashid Sumaila; Ajay Ranipeta; Kristin Kaschner; Cristina Garilao; William L. Cheung; Walter Jetz. Targeted, collaborative biodiversity conservation in the global ocean can benefit fisheries economies. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleD. Scott Rinnan, Gabriel Reygondeau, Jennifer McGowan, Vicky Lam, Rashid Sumaila, Ajay Ranipeta, Kristin Kaschner, Cristina Garilao, William L. Cheung, Walter Jetz. Targeted, collaborative biodiversity conservation in the global ocean can benefit fisheries economies. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleD. Scott Rinnan; Gabriel Reygondeau; Jennifer McGowan; Vicky Lam; Rashid Sumaila; Ajay Ranipeta; Kristin Kaschner; Cristina Garilao; William L. Cheung; Walter Jetz. 2021. "Targeted, collaborative biodiversity conservation in the global ocean can benefit fisheries economies." , no. : 1.
The human attachment to plastic has intensified recently due to its lightweight, versatility, low-cost and durability and so has the damage to the marine environment as marine plastic pollution has correspondingly increased. As a result, there has been increasing concern on the issue of marine plastic pollution. Policy-based organizations such as the United Nations Environment Programme have drawn public attention to the scope, magnitude and impacts of marine pollution in recent decades. Research on marine pollution can play a significant role in contributing to policy-making processes in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on Life Below Water (SDG 14), by providing scientific analysis on the effects and sources of marine plastic pollution. This paper provides a theoretical and empirical overview of marine plastic pollution and its potential effects on marine ecosystems. It also discusses SDGs that are relevant to marine plastic pollution and suggest priorities for further research.
Ibrahim Issifu; U. Rashid Sumaila. A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2020, 8, 945 .
AMA StyleIbrahim Issifu, U. Rashid Sumaila. A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2020; 8 (11):945.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIbrahim Issifu; U. Rashid Sumaila. 2020. "A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, no. 11: 945.
Storm surge disaster is one of the biggest threats to coastal areas. Over the years, it has brought serious losses to the economy and environment of China’s coastal areas. In this paper, Guangdong Province is taken as the research object to evaluate the damage caused by storm surge disasters. First of all, regarding the three-industry classification standards of the National Bureau of Statistics, combined with the storm surge disaster assessment index system, the 10-sector storm surge disaster loss input-output table is compiled and analyzed. Secondly, the indirect economic losses of storm surge disasters between 2007–2017 are determined by calculating the direct and indirect consumption coefficients. Thirdly, based on the static input-output model, considering the time factor, the dynamic input-output model of storm surge disaster assessment is established to calculate the cumulative output loss under different recovery periods (30 days, 90 days, 120 days, 180 days, 360 days). The results indicate that: (1) the losses, after a storm surge, in the agricultural economy have the greatest impact on the manufacturing sector, and conversely, they have less effect on the science, education and health service sectors; as well as the construction sector; (2) taking the industry with the biggest loss ratio as an example, the recovery of damaged industries is relatively rapid in the early stage and tends to be stable in the later stage of recovery; (3) the total output loss calculated using the static input-output model is greater than that computed using the dynamic input-output model. Researching the assessment of the direct and indirect loss due to storm surge disasters is of great value and practical significance for the scientific and rational planning of the country’s production layout, the maintenance of social and economic stability and the protection of life and property.
Xue Jin; U. Sumaila; Kedong Yin. Direct and Indirect Loss Evaluation of Storm Surge Disaster Based on Static and Dynamic Input-Output Models. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7347 .
AMA StyleXue Jin, U. Sumaila, Kedong Yin. Direct and Indirect Loss Evaluation of Storm Surge Disaster Based on Static and Dynamic Input-Output Models. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7347.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXue Jin; U. Sumaila; Kedong Yin. 2020. "Direct and Indirect Loss Evaluation of Storm Surge Disaster Based on Static and Dynamic Input-Output Models." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7347.
Understanding conflicts between objectives of fisheries and conservation is the key to finding win-win situations for marine biodiversity and fishers. Many marine species are threatened by harmful interactions with fisheries, but the threats they face are associated with the fishing gear used. Here, we undertake a novel analysis of marine species and their gear-specific threats to evaluate conservation-fisheries trade-offs to identify areas with high competing goals. Our analysis suggests that gillnet and longline fisheries pose the greatest risk to marine species yet deliver relatively low profits, emphasizing the inefficiencies of these gears. We find that the majority of the high seas has low economic fisheries benefits with over 25% of the high seas categorized as areas of 'conservation prioritisation' over fisheries.
Tim Cashion; Travis C. Tai; Vicky W.Y. Lam; Daniel Pauly; U. Rashid Sumaila. Low cost conservation: Fishing gear threats to marine species. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleTim Cashion, Travis C. Tai, Vicky W.Y. Lam, Daniel Pauly, U. Rashid Sumaila. Low cost conservation: Fishing gear threats to marine species. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTim Cashion; Travis C. Tai; Vicky W.Y. Lam; Daniel Pauly; U. Rashid Sumaila. 2020. "Low cost conservation: Fishing gear threats to marine species." , no. : 1.
Plastic pollution is a pervasive and growing problem. To estimate the effectiveness of interventions to reduce plastic pollution, we modeled stocks and flows of municipal solid waste and four sources of microplastics through the global plastic system for five scenarios between 2016 and 2040. Implementing all feasible interventions reduced plastic pollution by 40% from 2016 rates and 78% relative to ‘business as usual’ in 2040. Even with immediate and concerted action, 710 million metric tons of plastic waste cumulatively entered aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. To avoid a massive build-up of plastic in the environment, coordinated global action is urgently needed to reduce plastic consumption, increase rates of reuse, waste collection and recycling, expand safe disposal systems and accelerate innovation in the plastic value chain.
Winnie W. Y. Lau; Yonathan Shiran; Richard M. Bailey; Ed Cook; Martin R. Stuchtey; Julia Koskella; Costas A. Velis; Linda Godfrey; Julien Boucher; Margaret B. Murphy; Richard C. Thompson; Emilia Jankowska; Arturo Castillo Castillo; Toby D. Pilditch; Ben Dixon; Laura Koerselman; Edward Kosior; Enzo Favoino; Jutta Gutberlet; Sarah Baulch; Meera E. Atreya; David Fischer; Kevin K. He; Milan M. Petit; U. Rashid Sumaila; Emily Neil; Mark V. Bernhofen; Keith Lawrence; James E. Palardy. Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution. Science 2020, 369, eaba9475 .
AMA StyleWinnie W. Y. Lau, Yonathan Shiran, Richard M. Bailey, Ed Cook, Martin R. Stuchtey, Julia Koskella, Costas A. Velis, Linda Godfrey, Julien Boucher, Margaret B. Murphy, Richard C. Thompson, Emilia Jankowska, Arturo Castillo Castillo, Toby D. Pilditch, Ben Dixon, Laura Koerselman, Edward Kosior, Enzo Favoino, Jutta Gutberlet, Sarah Baulch, Meera E. Atreya, David Fischer, Kevin K. He, Milan M. Petit, U. Rashid Sumaila, Emily Neil, Mark V. Bernhofen, Keith Lawrence, James E. Palardy. Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution. Science. 2020; 369 (6510):eaba9475.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWinnie W. Y. Lau; Yonathan Shiran; Richard M. Bailey; Ed Cook; Martin R. Stuchtey; Julia Koskella; Costas A. Velis; Linda Godfrey; Julien Boucher; Margaret B. Murphy; Richard C. Thompson; Emilia Jankowska; Arturo Castillo Castillo; Toby D. Pilditch; Ben Dixon; Laura Koerselman; Edward Kosior; Enzo Favoino; Jutta Gutberlet; Sarah Baulch; Meera E. Atreya; David Fischer; Kevin K. He; Milan M. Petit; U. Rashid Sumaila; Emily Neil; Mark V. Bernhofen; Keith Lawrence; James E. Palardy. 2020. "Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution." Science 369, no. 6510: eaba9475.
Marine fish stocks and the ecosystems they inhabit are in decline in many parts of our ocean, including in some European waters, because of overfishing and the ecosystem effect of fishing in general. Simultaneously, climate change is disrupting the physics, chemistry and ecology of the ocean, with significant consequences on the life it holds. While the positive effects of mitigating climate change on the ocean and marine life are currently being documented, papers that examine how ending overfishing could increase ocean resilience to climate change are less common. The goal of this paper is to review the current literature and conduct an analysis that demonstrate that ending overfishing and reducing other negative ecosystem effects of fishing would make fish stocks and marine ecosystems more resilient to climate change. Our findings suggest that fish and fish stocks are no different from other living organisms and are more likely to survive external pressures when healthy.
U. Rashid Sumaila; Travis C. Tai. End Overfishing and Increase the Resilience of the Ocean to Climate Change. Frontiers in Marine Science 2020, 7, 1 .
AMA StyleU. Rashid Sumaila, Travis C. Tai. End Overfishing and Increase the Resilience of the Ocean to Climate Change. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2020; 7 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleU. Rashid Sumaila; Travis C. Tai. 2020. "End Overfishing and Increase the Resilience of the Ocean to Climate Change." Frontiers in Marine Science 7, no. : 1.
Rebuilding fish populations worldwide is urgently needed, but socio-economic concerns often slow down or even prevent the process of rebuilding fish stocks. To address this concern we conduct an economic analysis of rebuilding six depleted Canadian fish stocks under different biological and management scenarios. Rebuilding scenario projections are based on underlying fish stock assessments and fish species’ life history traits, and thus are also influenced by uncertainties in these parameters. We find that rebuilding generates economic gains for five of the six fish stocks in the long term, with estimated economic gains under the most and least optimistic scenarios reaching up to 11 times and 5 times above the status quo, respectively. In most cases, fishery closure generates higher potential economic gains compared to a low-fishing strategy, regardless of the rate of fish stock recovery. Intergenerational discounting increases estimated economic benefits, thereby emphasizing the importance of taking a long-term perspective to fisheries rebuilding. Our results suggest that bearing the short-term economic costs of rebuilding can lead to future economic benefits, which in the long term are an improvement over maintaining the status quo.
Louise S.L. Teh; U. Rashid Sumaila. Assessing potential economic benefits from rebuilding depleted fish stocks in Canada. Ocean & Coastal Management 2020, 195, 105289 .
AMA StyleLouise S.L. Teh, U. Rashid Sumaila. Assessing potential economic benefits from rebuilding depleted fish stocks in Canada. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2020; 195 ():105289.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLouise S.L. Teh; U. Rashid Sumaila. 2020. "Assessing potential economic benefits from rebuilding depleted fish stocks in Canada." Ocean & Coastal Management 195, no. : 105289.
The worldwide decline of coral reefs necessitates targeting management solutions that can sustain reefs and the livelihoods of the people who depend on them. However, little is known about the context in which different reef management tools can help to achieve multiple social and ecological goals. Because of nonlinearities in the likelihood of achieving combined fisheries, ecological function, and biodiversity goals along a gradient of human pressure, relatively small changes in the context in which management is implemented could have substantial impacts on whether these goals are likely to be met. Critically, management can provide substantial conservation benefits to most reefs for fisheries and ecological function, but not biodiversity goals, given their degraded state and the levels of human pressure they face.
Joshua E. Cinner; Jessica Zamborain-Mason; Georgina G. Gurney; Nicholas A. J. Graham; M. Aaron MacNeil; Andrew S. Hoey; Camilo Mora; Sébastien Villéger; Eva Maire; Tim R. McClanahan; Joseph M. Maina; John N. Kittinger; Christina C. Hicks; Stephanie D’Agata; Cindy Huchery; Michele L. Barnes; David A. Feary; Ivor D. Williams; Michel Kulbicki; Laurent Vigliola; Laurent Wantiez; Graham J. Edgar; Rick D. Stuart-Smith; Stuart A. Sandin; Alison L. Green; Maria Beger; Alan M. Friedlander; Shaun K. Wilson; Eran Brokovich; Andrew J. Brooks; Juan J. Cruz-Motta; David J. Booth; Pascale Chabanet; Mark Tupper; Sebastian C. A. Ferse; U. Rashid Sumaila; Marah J. Hardt; David Mouillot. Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world. Science 2020, 368, 307 -311.
AMA StyleJoshua E. Cinner, Jessica Zamborain-Mason, Georgina G. Gurney, Nicholas A. J. Graham, M. Aaron MacNeil, Andrew S. Hoey, Camilo Mora, Sébastien Villéger, Eva Maire, Tim R. McClanahan, Joseph M. Maina, John N. Kittinger, Christina C. Hicks, Stephanie D’Agata, Cindy Huchery, Michele L. Barnes, David A. Feary, Ivor D. Williams, Michel Kulbicki, Laurent Vigliola, Laurent Wantiez, Graham J. Edgar, Rick D. Stuart-Smith, Stuart A. Sandin, Alison L. Green, Maria Beger, Alan M. Friedlander, Shaun K. Wilson, Eran Brokovich, Andrew J. Brooks, Juan J. Cruz-Motta, David J. Booth, Pascale Chabanet, Mark Tupper, Sebastian C. A. Ferse, U. Rashid Sumaila, Marah J. Hardt, David Mouillot. Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world. Science. 2020; 368 (6488):307-311.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoshua E. Cinner; Jessica Zamborain-Mason; Georgina G. Gurney; Nicholas A. J. Graham; M. Aaron MacNeil; Andrew S. Hoey; Camilo Mora; Sébastien Villéger; Eva Maire; Tim R. McClanahan; Joseph M. Maina; John N. Kittinger; Christina C. Hicks; Stephanie D’Agata; Cindy Huchery; Michele L. Barnes; David A. Feary; Ivor D. Williams; Michel Kulbicki; Laurent Vigliola; Laurent Wantiez; Graham J. Edgar; Rick D. Stuart-Smith; Stuart A. Sandin; Alison L. Green; Maria Beger; Alan M. Friedlander; Shaun K. Wilson; Eran Brokovich; Andrew J. Brooks; Juan J. Cruz-Motta; David J. Booth; Pascale Chabanet; Mark Tupper; Sebastian C. A. Ferse; U. Rashid Sumaila; Marah J. Hardt; David Mouillot. 2020. "Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world." Science 368, no. 6488: 307-311.
U. Rashid Sumaila; Daniel Pauly. Fish. Earth 2020 2020, 177 -184.
AMA StyleU. Rashid Sumaila, Daniel Pauly. Fish. Earth 2020. 2020; ():177-184.
Chicago/Turabian StyleU. Rashid Sumaila; Daniel Pauly. 2020. "Fish." Earth 2020 , no. : 177-184.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is widespread; it is therefore likely that illicit trade in marine fish catch is also common worldwide. We combine ecological-economic databases to estimate the magnitude of illicit trade in marine fish catch and its impacts on people. Globally, between 8 and 14 million metric tons of unreported catches are potentially traded illicitly yearly, suggesting gross revenues of US$9 to US$17 billion associated with these catches. Estimated loss in annual economic impact due to the diversion of fish from the legitimate trade system is US$26 to US$50 billion, while losses to countries’ tax revenues are between US$2 and US$4 billion. Country-by-country estimates of these losses are provided in the Supplementary Materials. We find substantial likely economic effects of illicit trade in marine fish catch, suggesting that bold policies and actions by both public and private actors are needed to curb this illicit trade.
U. R. Sumaila; D. Zeller; L. Hood; M. L. D. Palomares; Y. Li; D. Pauly. Illicit trade in marine fish catch and its effects on ecosystems and people worldwide. Science Advances 2020, 6, eaaz3801 .
AMA StyleU. R. Sumaila, D. Zeller, L. Hood, M. L. D. Palomares, Y. Li, D. Pauly. Illicit trade in marine fish catch and its effects on ecosystems and people worldwide. Science Advances. 2020; 6 (9):eaaz3801.
Chicago/Turabian StyleU. R. Sumaila; D. Zeller; L. Hood; M. L. D. Palomares; Y. Li; D. Pauly. 2020. "Illicit trade in marine fish catch and its effects on ecosystems and people worldwide." Science Advances 6, no. 9: eaaz3801.
U. R. Sumaila; David L. VanderZwaag. Canada and transboundary fisheries management in changing oceans: taking stock, future scenarios. Ecology and Society 2020, 25, 1 .
AMA StyleU. R. Sumaila, David L. VanderZwaag. Canada and transboundary fisheries management in changing oceans: taking stock, future scenarios. Ecology and Society. 2020; 25 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleU. R. Sumaila; David L. VanderZwaag. 2020. "Canada and transboundary fisheries management in changing oceans: taking stock, future scenarios." Ecology and Society 25, no. 4: 1.
U. Rashid Sumaila; Juliano Palacios-Abrantes; William W. L. Cheung. Climate change, shifting threat points, and the management of transboundary fish stocks. Ecology and Society 2020, 25, 1 .
AMA StyleU. Rashid Sumaila, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, William W. L. Cheung. Climate change, shifting threat points, and the management of transboundary fish stocks. Ecology and Society. 2020; 25 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleU. Rashid Sumaila; Juliano Palacios-Abrantes; William W. L. Cheung. 2020. "Climate change, shifting threat points, and the management of transboundary fish stocks." Ecology and Society 25, no. 4: 1.
Juliano Palacios-Abrantes; U. Rashid Sumaila; William W. L. Cheung. Challenges to transboundary fisheries management in North America under climate change. Ecology and Society 2020, 25, 1 .
AMA StyleJuliano Palacios-Abrantes, U. Rashid Sumaila, William W. L. Cheung. Challenges to transboundary fisheries management in North America under climate change. Ecology and Society. 2020; 25 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJuliano Palacios-Abrantes; U. Rashid Sumaila; William W. L. Cheung. 2020. "Challenges to transboundary fisheries management in North America under climate change." Ecology and Society 25, no. 4: 1.
Climate change can alter conditions that sustain food production and availability, with cascading consequences for food security and global economies. Here, we evaluate the vulnerability of societies to the simultaneous impacts of climate change on agriculture and marine fisheries at a global scale. Under a “business-as-usual” emission scenario, ~90% of the world’s population—most of whom live in the most sensitive and least developed countries—are projected to be exposed to losses of food production in both sectors, while less than 3% would live in regions experiencing simultaneous productivity gains by 2100. Under a strong mitigation scenario comparable to achieving the Paris Agreement, most countries—including the most vulnerable and many of the largest CO2 producers—would experience concomitant net gains in agriculture and fisheries production. Reducing societies’ vulnerability to future climate impacts requires prompt mitigation actions led by major CO2 emitters coupled with strategic adaptation within and across sectors.
Lauric Thiault; Camilo Mora; Joshua E. Cinner; William W. L. Cheung; Nicholas A. J. Graham; Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley; David Mouillot; U. Rashid Sumaila; Joachim Claudet. Escaping the perfect storm of simultaneous climate change impacts on agriculture and marine fisheries. Science Advances 2019, 5, eaaw9976 .
AMA StyleLauric Thiault, Camilo Mora, Joshua E. Cinner, William W. L. Cheung, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley, David Mouillot, U. Rashid Sumaila, Joachim Claudet. Escaping the perfect storm of simultaneous climate change impacts on agriculture and marine fisheries. Science Advances. 2019; 5 (11):eaaw9976.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLauric Thiault; Camilo Mora; Joshua E. Cinner; William W. L. Cheung; Nicholas A. J. Graham; Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley; David Mouillot; U. Rashid Sumaila; Joachim Claudet. 2019. "Escaping the perfect storm of simultaneous climate change impacts on agriculture and marine fisheries." Science Advances 5, no. 11: eaaw9976.
This article contains data on subsidies provided to the fisheries sector by maritime countries. The dataset is the culmination of extensive data collection efforts using peer-reviewed and grey literature, national budgets, online databases, websites and other relevant sources (e.g. OECD, World Bank and WTO), in order to estimate the scope and magnitude of global fisheries subsidies. For subsidies where we found evidence of expenditure by a country, we record the total amount alongside the source references and refer to these as ‘reported’ data. Where evidence is found that a country provides a subsidy but no amount reported, we estimate using various approaches and refer to these as ‘modeled’ data. Where evidence exists that no subsidy is provided by a country we refer to these null values as ‘not found evidence of subsidy’. All amounts were converted to constant 2018 USD using 2017 exchange rates and annual Consumer Price Index averages. The final dataset of ‘reported’, ‘modeled’ and ‘not found’ subsidies for 2018 consists of 13 subsidy types across 152 maritime countries. The dataset, first developed in the early 2000s, now forms part of the global fisheries management infrastructure and is a central tool used by WTO negotiators. The data we provide may be used to support local, regional and global fisheries management decision-making and may have further uses when analysed in combination with other fisheries related data. Interpretation of these data can be found in the associated research article titled “Updated estimates and analysis of global fisheries subsidies” [1].
U. Rashid Sumaila; Daniel Skerritt; Anna Schuhbauer; Naazia Ebrahim; Yang Li; Hong Sik Kim; Tabitha Grace Mallory; Vicky W.L. Lam; Daniel Pauly. A global dataset on subsidies to the fisheries sector. Data in Brief 2019, 27, 104706 .
AMA StyleU. Rashid Sumaila, Daniel Skerritt, Anna Schuhbauer, Naazia Ebrahim, Yang Li, Hong Sik Kim, Tabitha Grace Mallory, Vicky W.L. Lam, Daniel Pauly. A global dataset on subsidies to the fisheries sector. Data in Brief. 2019; 27 ():104706.
Chicago/Turabian StyleU. Rashid Sumaila; Daniel Skerritt; Anna Schuhbauer; Naazia Ebrahim; Yang Li; Hong Sik Kim; Tabitha Grace Mallory; Vicky W.L. Lam; Daniel Pauly. 2019. "A global dataset on subsidies to the fisheries sector." Data in Brief 27, no. : 104706.