In a recent report published by Fortune, fisheries economist Dr. Rashid Sumaila breaks down why the boom in tinned fish is colliding with an unprecedented supply crisis.
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8 posts with the tag “Rashid Sumaila”
News | Aug 10, 2026
Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hamper progress on illegal fishing
New research by professors Rashid Sumaila and Philippe Le Billon published in PNAS underscores why illegal fishing is so persistent, and provides updated estimates on the scope and concentration of industrial-scale illegal fishing.
Announcements | Aug 7, 2026
Rashid Sumaila Appointed to Expert Taskforce on Natural Capital Accounting and Nature Financing
The Government of Canada has announced a new Expert Taskforce on Natural Capital Accounting and Nature Financing, with Dr. Rashid Sumaila among the experts selected to lead the initiative.
Announcements | Jul 23, 2026
Dr. Rashid Sumaila Receives SSHRC Discovery Grant
SSHRC announced a $289 million investment in research across Canada, including a major Insight Grant involving Dr. Rashid Sumaila on political economic barriers to reform in BC’s extractive economy.
letters | May 21, 2026
Letter: Fisheries sector as a mitigation wedge
In a recent correspondence published in Science, Solving-FCB Co-PIs Dr. William Cheung, Dr. Rashid Sumaila, and Sea Around Us PI Dr. Daniel Pauly argue that the global marine fisheries sector could serve as a vital, yet overlooked, climate mitigation “wedge”.
Awards | Nov 12, 2025
Solving-FCB Co-PIs Named Highly Cited Researchers for 2025
Solving-FCB Co-principal investigators Dr. William Cheung and Dr. Rashid Sumaila have once again been named on Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list. This prestigious annual list acknowledges researchers whose work ranks in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields over the past 11 years, signifying their significant global influence.
News | Aug 21, 2025
Solving-FCB Co-PIs selected as authors for the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report
Drs. William Cheung and Rashid Sumaila, Solving-FCB Co-PIs, and members of the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF), one of whom also holds a joint appointment at UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA), are the only UBC scholars selected as authors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7).
News | Nov 6, 2024
Op-Ed: If we have to ditch the carbon tax, subsidies are the way to go
Solving-FCB’s Dr Rashid Sumaila’s Op-Ed in the National Observer discusses the challenges of implementing carbon taxes in Canada and argues that subsidies, while not as efficient, may be a more politically feasible alternative to encourage the adoption of low-carbon technologies and behaviors.…