A5041047135- Marine and fisheries research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Global trade and economics
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Forest Management and Policy
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Business, Innovation, and Economy
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
Simon Fraser University
2021-2025
The Ocean Foundation
2021-2024
University of Washington
2021-2024
Nippon Foundation
2019-2024
University of British Columbia
2013-2023
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
2023
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2016-2022
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
2017-2020
Coral reefs worldwide are facing impacts from climate change, overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution. The cumulative effect of these on global capacity coral to provide ecosystem services is unknown. Here, we evaluate changes in extent reef habitat, fishery catches effort, Indigenous consumption fishes, coral-reef-associated biodiversity. Global coverage living has declined by half since the 1950s. Catches fishes peaked 2002 decline despite increasing fishing catch-per-unit effort...
Achieving the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) results in many ecological, social, and economic consequences that are inter-related. Understanding relationships between sustainability goals determining their interactions can help prioritize effective efficient policy options. This paper presents a framework integrates existing knowledge from literature expert opinions to rapidly assess one SDG goal another. Specifically, given important role of oceans world's...
Transformations towards sustainability are needed to address many of the earth's profound environmental and social challenges. Yet, actions taken deliberately shift social–ecological systems more sustainable trajectories can have substantial impacts exclude people from decision-making processes. The concept just transformations makes explicit a need consider justice in process shifting sustainability. In this paper, we draw on transformations, transitions, literature advance pragmatic...
Abstract Amid declining shark populations because of overfishing, a burgeoning watching industry, already well established in some locations, generates benefits from protection. We compile reported economic at locations and use meta-analytical approach to estimate sites without available data. Results suggest that, globally, c. 590,000 watchers expend > USD 314 million per year, directly supporting 10,000 jobs. By comparison, the landed value global fisheries is currently 630 has been...
Coastal Indigenous peoples rely on ocean resources and are highly vulnerable to ecosystem economic change. Their challenges have been observed recognized at local regional scales, yet there no global-scale analyses inform international policies. We compile available data for over 1,900 coastal communities around the world representing 27 million people across 87 countries. Based levels, we estimate a total global yearly seafood consumption of 2.1 (1.5 million–2.8 million) metric tonnes by...
How can ocean governance and science be made more equitable effective? The majority of the world's ocean-dependent people live in low to middle-income countries tropics (i.e., 'tropical majority'). Yet agenda is set largely on basis scientific knowledge, funding, institutions from high-income nations temperate zones. These externally driven approaches undermine equity effectiveness current solutions hinder leadership by tropical majority, who are well positioned activate evidence-based...
The blue economy was originally conceptualised as having a strong focus on social equity; however, in practice, these equity considerations have been overshadowed by neo-liberal capitalist agendas, which become dominant discourse. A continued expansion of ocean industry developments and activities has resulted an inequitable share the burdens benefits utilising spaces exacerbated wealth disparities power asymmetries. Therefore, finding mechanisms to reinstate fundamental governance practice...
Abstract We conservatively estimate the distant‐water fleet catch of P eople's R epublic C hina for 2000–2011, using a newly assembled database reported occurrence Chinese fishing vessels in various parts world and information on annual by vessel type. Given unreliability official statistics, uncertainty results was estimated through regionally stratified M onte arlo approach, which documents presence number Exclusive Economic Zones then multiplies these expected per vessel. find that hina,...
Marine oil spills usually harm organisms at two interfaces: near the water surface and on shore. However, because of depth April 2010 Deepwater Horizon well blowout, deeper parts Gulf Mexico are likely impacted. We estimate potential negative economic effects this blowout spill commercial recreational fishing, as mariculture (marine aquaculture) in US area, by computing losses throughout fish value chain. find that could, next 7 years, result (midpoint) present total revenues, profits,...
Ocean science must evolve to meet social challenges in the seafood sector
The United Nations are currently negotiating a new international legally-binding instrument to govern the global ocean commons, vast area beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) owned by everyone but not cared for any single entity. Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) have been underrepresented in debate about governance of ABNJ despite their internationally recognized rights role as custodians many globally-significant migratory species that travel between coasts high seas. Here we...
The Paris Agreement aims to mitigate the potential impacts of climate change on ecological and social systems. Using an ensemble climate-marine ecosystem economic models, we explore effects implementing fish, fishers, seafood consumers worldwide. We find that could protect millions metric tons in annual worldwide catch top revenue-generating fish species, as well billions dollars annually fishers' revenues, workers' income, household expenditure. Further, our analysis predicts 75% maritime...
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030, henceforth the Decade) aims to galvanize international community acquire and apply scientific knowledge ocean. is specifically intended help achieve Goals (SDGs), including its promise “leave no one behind,” which includes coastal Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States, will undoubtedly influence research agendas financing well beyond 2030. This focus captured in phrase “the science we need...
Abstract Calls to address social equity in ocean governance are expanding. Yet ‘equity’ is seldom clearly defined. Here we present a framework support contextually-informed assessment of governance. Guiding questions include: (1) Where and (2) Why being examined? (3) Equity for or amongst Whom ? (4) What distributed? (5) When considered? And (6) How do structures impact equity? The supports consistent operationalization equity, challenges oversimplification, allows evaluation progress. It...
Harmful fisheries subsidies contribute to overfishing leading environmental and societal impacts. If only ecosystems within the subsidising nations’ jurisdiction were affected, then unilateral actions might be sufficient help safeguard our ocean people reliant upon it. However, just as fish move between jurisdictions, so too do subsidised fishing fleets that target them. As such, impacts solutions subsidies-induced are often matters of international concern. Mapping distribution flows...