Updated 2025-04-25
- Mar 31. Paris hosts SOS Ocean summit as seas face unprecedented threats. FRANCE24
- Mar 20. Part 5: Migration by Land and by Sea. Foreign Policy Podcast.
- Mar 10. Our Blue Planet: Defining Boundaries for a Thriving Ocean. Future Earth.
- Feb 18. Rashid Sumaila y Thor Sigfússon, expertos internacionales en recursos marinos, entregan su mirada sobre la industria salmonera en Chile. País Circular.
- Feb 18. Rashid Sumaila | Minería submarina | Congreso Futuro 2025 (Youtube)
- Feb 14. African researchers look beyond 2030 for healthy, productive marine ecosystem. TribuneOnline.ng.
- Feb 8. Research Agency Trains Postgraduate Students on Climate Biodiversity. VON.gov.ng.
- Jan 15. WTO fish subsidy negotiations may not reach deal until at least 2026, analysts warn. Seafood Source.
- Oct 31. Global North’s Growing Appetite for Farmed Salmon Imperils Communities’ Access to Local Fish. Perishable News.
- Oct 18. Global North’s Growing Appetite for Farmed Salmon Imperils Communities’ Access to Local Fish. WebWire.
- October 6. If we have to ditch the carbon tax, subsidies are the way to go. Op-ed in Canada’s National Observer.
- October 4. William Cheung wins A.G. Huntsman Award. UBC Oceans.
- August 26. Coral bleaching is not only heartbreaking, it’s also bad economics. The Conversation.
- August 14. The European boats fishing under a veil of secrecy. Financial Times.
- August 14. Algas marinas y moluscos, las especies que mejor contribuyen al triple objetivo seguridad alimentaria, clima y biodiversidad. IPacuicultura.
- July 20. Ocean heat waves, and more… (William Cheung interview) CBC Radio.
- June 19. Basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction, study finds. Stockholm Resilience Centre.
- June 17. A basic solution for poverty? Cochrane Eagle.
- June 16. A basic solution for poverty? St. Albert Gazette.
- June 14. Universal Basic Income Could Double World’s GDP And Slash Emissions. Science Alert.
- June 13. Some Kind of Carbon Tax Is Coming to America, Like It or Not. Bloomberg.
- June 13. A UBI or universal basic income could alleviate poverty while reducing environmental harm, according to a new study out of the University of British Columbia. The Goose (TikTok|Instagram)
- June 12. Basic income benefits tallied. HRCareer.
- June 12. UBC study says basic income could solve global poverty and fight climate change. All Points West with Jason D’Souza/CBC Listen.
- June 11. Universal Basic Income Could Double Global GDP While Cutting Carbon Emissions. ZME Science.
- June 10. UBC study finds basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction. Is it time for Canada to have a basic income policy? The Morning Buzz on Spice Radio/Apple Podcasts.
- June 10. Universal Basic Income Could Double Global GDP While Cutting Carbon Emissions | This plan promises to double global GDP and significantly cut carbon emissions, presenting a dual solution to economic inequality and environmental degradation. /r/Futurology on Reddit.
- June 9. Universal Basic Income Leads to a 100% Increase in Global GDP and Decreases Carbon Emissions. Tame the Machine.
- June 9. Here’s an idea: a worldwide universal basic income paid for by a carbon tax. A study found that it could boost the global GDP by 130%. MSN.com
- June 9. Universal basic income can double global GDP while combatting climate change. Brighter Side of News.
- June 9. Here’s an idea: a worldwide universal basic income paid for by a carbon tax. A study found that it could boost the global GDP by 130%. BusinessInsider Africa.
- June 9. Here’s an idea: a worldwide universal basic income paid for by a carbon tax. A study found that it could boost the global GDP by 130%. BusinessInsider India.
- June 8. Universal Basic Income Leads to a 100% Increase in Global GDP and Decreases Carbon Emissions. Globe Echo.
- June 8. Should Canada have a universal basic income? Castanet.
- June 7. Universal basic income can also reduce CO2 emissions. Fundacion Empresa & Clima.
- June 7. La renta básica universal también puede reducir las emisiones de CO2. Diario Estrategia.
- June 7. Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions. EurekAlert!
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Business Intelligence for B.C.
- June 7. Universal Basic Income Could Boost Global GDP by 130%, Study Finds. ScienceBlog.
- June 7. Basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction, study finds. UBC Science.
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. New West Record.
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. The Prince George Citizen
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Times Colonist
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Business in Vancouver (BIV)
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. North Shore News
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Vancouver is Awesome
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. New Westminster Record
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Squamish Chief
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Richmond News
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Pique News Magazine
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Burnaby Now
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Tri-City News
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Delta Optimist
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Powell River Peak
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Sechelt / Gibsons Coast Reporter
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Bowen Island Undercurrent
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Castanet News
- June 7. Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study. Castanet Kamloops.
- June 7. Basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction, study finds. UBC Oceans.
- June 7. Basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction, study finds. SolvingFCB.org.
- June 7. Basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction, study finds. FERU.
- May 16. Temitope Sogbanmu. The Coversation: Reducing the Impact of Climate Change on the Environment. Lagos Television. Instagram
- April 14. Louise Teh & Rashid Sumaila. Repurposing Harmful Fisheries Subsidies Could Reduce Poverty. Op-Ed in the Maritime Executive.
- March 25. Dr Rashid Sumaila, leading interdisciplinary economist, joins IUCN. IUCN News.
- March 1. UBC researchers launch Africa-UBC Oceans & Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program. ScienceX.
- Feb 28. New RSC Event: ‘Water is Life: Sustainability of Our Oceans’. Financial Post.
- Feb 17. The state of the oceans could accentuate food insecurity in coastal communities. TheTimesHub.in
- Feb 15. 8 ways that stopping overfishing will promote biodiversity and help address climate change. The Conversation.
- Jan 24. Climate change could critically harm $253 billion US fishing industry, experts tell senators. The Hill.
- Jan 24. Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries. US Senate Budget Committee.
- Jan 16. 2023’s top ocean news stories (commentary). MongaBay.
- Jan 11. Oceans break heat records five years in a row. Nature.
- Jan 8. New African Magazine reveals the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023. My Joy Online.
- Jan 8. New African Magazine: 3 tunisiens parmi les Africains les plus influents en 2023. UniversNews Tanzania.
- Jan 8. New African Magazine reveals the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023. Africa.com.
- Jan 7. Norway’s Turn Towards Deep-Sea Mining Dismays Experts. Maritime Executive.
- Jan 7. Two Tanzanians named among 100 most influential Africans. The Citizen: Tanzania.
- Jan 6. SA honours some of its beloved people on 100 Most Influential Africans list in 2023. IOL.co.za.
- Jan 4. Nigerians and South Africans dominate the list of 100 most influential people. Business Insider Africa.
- Jan 2. Norway’s deep-sea mining turn dismays experts. China Dialogue Ocean.
- Jan 2. New Magazine lists Ruto among 100 most influential Africans. Nairobi News.
- Dec 16. The COP28 Climate Change Conference included “breaking away from fossil fuels” for the first time in the conclusion of the conference. TVBS Wen Qian’s World Weekly. (William Cheung @ 11.42)
- Dec 14. Did the tides turn for oceans at COP28? Climate summit draws mixed reviews. Mongabay.
- Dec 4. UBC experts on UN climate summit and related topics. UBC News.
- Nov 29. Can’t be ‘business as usual’ at UN climate conference, say UBC experts. UBC Science.
- Nov 29. Annual climate summit to get underway this week. William Cheung interview on Global News BC.
- Nov 29. Global Fisheries are Devastated by Government Subsidies. Techonomy.
- Nov 11. “Who stands to benefit?” To engage in deep-sea mining or not. Not, say international scientists. UBC SPPGA.
- Nov 10. ‘Very good progress’ but nothing firm as deep-sea mining rules are hashed out. Mongabay.
- Nov 10. Harness potential of blue economy to reduce unemployment in Africa- Prof Rashid Sumaila. Business Ghana.
- Nov 9. Harness potential of blue economy to reduce unemployment in Africa- Prof Rashid Sumaila. Graphic Online.
- Nov 1. Multiple mentions in Tla’amin Nation Newsletter, with student Recruitment. Tla’amin Nation.
- Oct 30. Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change. UBC News.
- Sep 29. UBC researcher awarded the prestigious Prince Albert I medal from the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco. UBC Oceans.
- Sep 25. Joint action urged to protect fishing areas. China Daily.
- Aug 30. Fish buffered from recent marine heatwaves, showing there’s still time to act on climate change. UBC Oceans.
- Jun 28. We moeten natuur meer de ruimte geven. ABP.nl.
- Jun 26. Aquatic foods around the world face severe risks from environmental change, finds new research. Stockholm Resilience Centre.
- May 10. Recipient of 2023 ‘Nobel Prize for the environment’ announced as keynote speaker for Cork conference. EchoLive.ie.
- May 10. Fair Seas Conference in Cork to Mark World Ocean Day. Afloat.ie.
- Apr 26. Stewards of the Sea. Oceana.
- Apr 05. Fisheries Subsidies from Wealthy Nations Disproportionately Harm Poorer Countries, New Study Finds. Financial Post.
- Apr 05. Towards fish famine. Herald Goa.
- Apr 05. USC’s ‘Assignment: Earth’ initiative takes center stage during Earth Month. USC News.
- Mar 30. UBC Researchers Receive International Honours. UBC Letter from the President: Spring 2023.
- Mar 27. UBC experts on 2023 federal budget. UBC News.
- Mar 27. Experts pushing for high-seas fishing ban win ‘Nobel Prize for environment’. UBC News.
- Mar 22. Not enough fish in the sea. Knowable Magazine.
- Mar 16. ‘Everyone has a role to play’: UBC students are protesting deep sea mining. The Ubyssey.
- Mar 15. Pacific Island knowledge keepers make unprecedented journey to Vancouver to stand on the world stage. UBC Office of the Vice-Provost International.
- Mar 14. Marine protected areas at risk from ship waste, critics say. The Globe & Mail.
- Mar 13. University of Southern California Hosts Tyler Prize Award Ceremony. India Education Diary.
- Mar 09. Morning Shot: How much will the UN High Seas Treaty help marine creatures? Podcast from MoneyFM Singapore.
- Mar 06. These Black Icons Have a Novel Idea to Save the Ocean. Time.
- Mar 06. Historic Ocean Treaty Reached. Video Interview. CTV News.
- Feb 28. CEO Note: Oceana Board Members Dr. Pauly and Dr. Sumaila awarded top environmental honor. Oceana.
- Feb 24. Tyler Prize award ceremony returns to USC for its 50th anniversary. USC News.
- Feb 23. UBC researchers win prestigious Tyler Prize. Video. CBC News at 6.
- Feb 22. UBC’s Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila win Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. EurekAlert.
- Feb 22. 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement: Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila are winners. UBC Oceans.
- Feb 10. Conférence à Vancouver: TotalEnergies et les défenseurs de l’environnement d’Afrique du Sud. RFI.
- Feb 12. Prof. Rashid Sumaila named 2022 AAAS Fellow. BusinessGhana.
- Jan 31. Dr. Rashid Sumaila named as 2022 AAAS Fellow. UBC Oceans.
- Jan 31. Dr. Rashid Sumaila named as 2022 AAAS Fellow. OceanCanada.org.
- Jan 31. Dr. Rashid Sumaila named as 2022 AAAS Fellow. SolvingFCB.org.
- Jan 31. UBC fisheries researcher named 2022 AAAS fellow. UBC Science.
- Nov 29. Aquaculture is not the solution to overfishing. Geomar.de.
- Nov 23. Can wild and farmed fish co-exist? Biv.com.
- Nov 16. Plant-based fish paves way for vegan sushi in Vancouver. City News.
- Nov 15. UN urged to invite Heads of State to CBD COP15. EnviroNews Nigeria.
- Nov 15. Global aquaculture deemed to be “in decline”. The Fish Site.
- Nov 15. Scientists say farmed fish can’t replace fish caught in the wild. The Jefferson Exchange.
- Nov 15. Kx Spotlight – Collaboration, the key to fighting climate change. UBC Knowledge Exchange.
- Nov 15. Expecting aquaculture to ‘feed the world’ may be unreliastic, UBC-led study shows. Q-Aquatics.
- Nov 14. Seafood farming’s growth rate has already peaked, and now it’s in decline. UBC News.
- Nov 02. AI may help authorities track ‘ghost’ fishing boats. Science.
- Oct 26. Unwreck the Beach: Researchers sound alarm as climate crisis hits global fish stocks. Ubyssey.
- Oct 21. Experts are calling to halt fishing in Antarctica. Earth.com.
- Oct 20. Le crabe des neiges a pratiquement disparu de la mer de Béring. La Presse.
- Oct 20. Researchers call for action to stop exploitation of Antarctic waters. Eurekalert!.
- Sep 26. Globe Climate: Why getting women and girls in the fishing boat is good for the environment. Globe and Mail.
- Sep 11. Ocean fish stocks in danger without climate change action, say B.C. researchers. Tricity News.
- Sep 1. Global fish stocks can’t rebuild if nothing done to halt climate change and overfishing. Science Daily.
- Sep 1. Without strong action, global fish stocks could collapse. Earth.com.
- Aug 31. EU needs to act on the science to preserve oceans. EU Observer.
- Aug 18. Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: “Sin peces no habrá pesqueras”. El Mostrador.
- Aug 18. Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: “Sin peces no habrá pesqueras”. Fundacion Terram.
- Aug 18. Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: “Sin peces no habrá pesqueras” Chile Es Noticia!
- Aug 9. B.C. ocean’s worth of almost $5 billion to GDP likely an underestimate. UBC News.
- Aug 8. Have you ever wondered just how much the ocean is really worth? CBC – The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn (trimmed audio).
- Aug 8. BC’s GDP, Job Market, and Economy. (Starts at 52m50s) CBC – Daybreak South (trimmed audio)
July 25. EQUALSEA work session in Vigo. EqualSea. - July 16. La primera versión de Puerto de Ideas Biobío pondrá su foco en la naturaleza. El Mercurio.
- July 05. The cod delusion. Canadian Geographic.
- July 01. It’s Taken More than 20 Years and Is Full of Holes, but a New International Agreement Targets Fishing Subsidies. Hakai Magazine.
- June 29. Breakfast Briefing: Fisheries Management as Climate Action. Our Fish – UN Ocean Conference 2022
- June 29. Ressources halieutiques : l’océan toujours plus surexploité. Le Monde.
- June 28. Aquaculture drives aquatic food yields to new high. France24.
- June 28. Oceans Saved Us, Now We Can Return the Favour. News18.
- June 26. Science Symposium: Fisheries Management is Climate Action. Our Fish – UN Ocean Conference 2022
- June 26. Aquaculture is driving aquatic food yields to new highs – AFR. Topwirenews.com
- June 26. “It’s scary”. Global Times CN.
- June 21. 5 Truths About the Seafood Industry That Will Make You Lose Your Appetite. EatThisNotThat.
- June 21. First WTO Deal on Fishing Subsidies Hailed as Historic Despite ‘Big Holes’. The Guardian.
- June 20. Solving Food Insecurity Issues. CKNW via Omny.fm.
- June 20. Government of Canada delivers on commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics. CKNW via Omny.fm.
- June 19. UBC researchers to lead international team to find solutions to food security issues. The Province.
- June 19. UBC researchers to lead international team to find solutions to food security issues. Vancouver Sun.
- June 17. Crack research team will try to solve one of humankind’s biggest problems. New Food Magazine.
- June 17. WTO finally nets deal curbing fisheries subsidies, but tables key bits for later. Mongabay.
- June 15. Canada on Board for Ending Subsidies that Promote Overfishing at WTO Meeting. CBC.
- June 09. WTO Hopes to Avoid Stalemate at Upcoming Geneva Ministerial. Financial Express.
- June 06. Scientists urge WTO to ban subsidies that promote overfishing. UBC News.
- June 01. Guided by Science – Sustainability Champions on How to Tackle the Planetary Crises. Volvo in MdddEnvironment Prize.
- May 24. The future of fishing and fish — and the health of the ocean — hinges on economics and the idea of ‘infinity fish’. The Conversation.
- May 13. How PPE litter is making the plastic pollution in oceans even worse. Global News.
- May 11. Equivalent of 94 masks per person tossed into Metro Vancouver trash in 2021. Vancouver Sun.
- May 09. Millions of tonnes of dead animals: the growing scandal of fish waste. The Guardian.
- May 04. Canada’s largest EVER private conservation project. Canadian Geographic.
- May 02. Vietnam protests as China declares annual South China Sea fishing ban. Radio Free Asia.
- April 28. Boats behaving badly: New report analyzes China’s own fisheries data. Mongabay.
- April 27. Months after mass die-off of sea creatures in B.C. heat dome, researchers return in search of signs of life. CBC News.
- April 26. The Future of Marine Fisheries in the African Blue Economy – Challenges and Opportunities. AllAfrica.
- April 25. Climate change could impact B.C. restaurant menus. Here’s how. CTV News.
- April 22. Sardines, squid could supplant salmon on B.C. menus amid climate change: UBC study. Global News.
- April 21. Vancouver’s historical seafood menus offer hints of climate change impact: UBC study. Vancouver Sun.