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.
William Cheung
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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.
Announcements | Sep 4, 2025
Dr. William Cheung named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Update 11/17/25: Dr. William Cheung inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Read more at oceans.ubc.ca.
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).