Posts in category Publications (9)
Publications | Jun 19, 2026
This new paper highlights a critical shift: approximately 22% of straddling fish stocks are projected to move out of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and into the high seas by the year 2030.
The Starfish Barometer 2026, an international scientific assessment of the relationship between the Ocean and Humanity, is published today in State of the Planet. Drawing on the latest peer-reviewed science, the report highlights accelerating ocean change and a widening gap between human pressures and protection efforts.
Publications | Jun 4, 2025
Roberts, C. M., Dyer, E., Earle, S. A., Forrest, A., Hawkins, J. P., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Meeuwig, J. J., Pauly, D., Pimm, S. L., Rockström, J., Sumaila, U. R., & Lynas, M. (2025). Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01665-0
Publications | May 29, 2025
Gattuso, J.-P., Houllier, F., Adams, J., Amon, D., Bambridge, T., Cheung, W., Chiba, S., Cortés, J., Duarte, C. M., Frölicher, T., Gelcich, S., Gjerde, K., Greaves, D., Haugan, P. M., Li, D., & Tuda, A. (2025). US federal cuts threaten international ocean science and diplomacy. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02750-3
Oloko, A., Teh, L., Le Billon, P. et al. Making the case for gender-inclusive fisheries governance, policies and climate adaptation. Discov Oceans 1, 33 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44289-024-00038-1
Nelson, G. C., Cheung, W. W. L., Bezner Kerr, R., Franke, J., Meza, F., Oyinlola, M. A., Thornton, P., & Zabel, F. (2024). Adaptation to climate change and limits in food production systems: Physics, the chemistry of biology, and human behavior. In Global Change Biology (Vol. 30, Issue 9). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17489
Publications | Jul 31, 2024
Zeng, Z., Lam, V. W. Y., Sumaila, U. R., & Cheung, W. W. L. (2024). Climate change alters social-ecological trade-offs in achieving ocean futures’ targets. Global Change Biology, 30, e17442. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17442
Publications | Jun 21, 2024
Article originally posted at oceans.ubc.ca.
Aquaculture holds immense promise for creating a sustainable and equitable food system, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on food security, climate change, and biodiversity (FCB). Biological diversity in aquaculture species can significantly contribute to these goals. However, current research has often overlooked the specific biological traits of farmed aquatic species that impact Food Security, Climate Change, and Biodiversity (FCB).
