Dr. Rashid Sumaila - Oceans & Fisheries Economist & University Killam Professor

July 5. Greenpeace s’oppose au projet d’une entreprise canadienne d’exploiter des fonds marins. Radio-Canada.ca (Web Segment, French).
Mar 20, 2025: Part 5: Migration by Land and by Sea. Foreign Policy Podcast.
Feb 18, 2025: Rashid Sumaila y Thor Sigfússon, expertos internacionales en recursos marinos, entregan su mirada sobre la industria salmonera en Chile. País Circular.
Feb 18, 2025: Rashid Sumaila | Minería submarina | Congreso Futuro 2025 (Youtube).
May 8, 2024: Technology and Commercial Fishing with Dr. Ussif Sumaila. Spreaker.
Jun 12, 2024: UBC study says basic income could solve global poverty and fight climate change. All Points West with Jason D’Souza/CBC Listen.
Jan 24, 2024: Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries. US Senate Budget Committee.
Nov 10, 2023: Harness potential of blue economy to reduce unemployment in Africa- Prof Rashid Sumaila. Business Ghana.
May 23, 2023: Aquaculture’s Dark Side. Interview with Stephen Snyder. TheWorld.org.
Mar 06, 2023: Historic Ocean Treaty Reached. Video Interview. CTV News.
Mar 09, 2023: Morning Shot: How much will the UN High Seas Treaty help marine creatures? Podcast from MoneyFM Singapore.
Feb 23, 2023: UBC researchers win prestigious Tyler Prize. Video. CBC News at 6.
Feb 22, 2023: CBC Vancouver News on the Tyler Prize winners 2023. CBC/Tyler Prize YouTube Channel.
Feb 10, 2023: Conférence à Vancouver: TotalEnergies et les défenseurs de l’environnement d’Afrique du Sud. RFI.
Nov 15, 2022: Scientists say farmed fish can't replace fish caught in the wild. The Jefferson Exchange.
Aug 18, 2022: Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: "Sin peces no habrá pesqueras". El Mostrador.
Aug 18, 2022: Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: “Sin peces no habrá pesqueras”. Fundacion Terram.
Aug 8, 2022: Have you ever wondered just how much the ocean is really worth? CBC - The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn.
Aug 8, 2022: BC’s GDP, Job Market, and Economy. CBC - Daybreak South.
Jun 20, 2022: Government of Canada delivers on commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics. CKNW via Omny.fm.
May 25, 2022: In Conversation With: Rashid Sumaila. How much is that fish in the ocean? Oceans economics and the quest to attain infinity fish. Part of “In Conversation With” Series, SSHRC.
May 19, 2022: “Canada’s Oceans and Coasts: Pathways to Sustainability in a Sea of Change” Keynote at The 16th annual Elisabeth Mann Borgese Ocean Lecture. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Apr 20, 2022: Conference participants say the link between climate and ocean has been forgotten. BobFM.
Dec 30, 2021: Rashid Sumaila - On Fisheries and Economics. The Blue Hour Podcast.
Nov 14, 2021: On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Talking about oceans at COP26. CBC Radio.
Nov 2, 2021: Rashid Sumaila – Interview re: WTO Letter. GB News.
Nov 1, 2021: Interview with Alastair Campbell on banning harmful fishing subsidies. GB News/Vimeo.
Oct 5, 2021: Professor, Canada Research Chair to discuss ‘Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries’ at URI Honors Colloquium Oct. 19. University of Rhode Island News.
Apr 08, 2021: Government response to COVID-19 surge. Single-use plastic pollution. CBC.
Mar 26, 2021: Report: Ocean Science And Development Harmed by Fishing Trawlers. Voice of America. Part 1. and Part 2.
Jan 29, 2021: Webinar: Trade in seafood and its impacts on the livelihoods & food security in developing Countries. V2V Partnership.
July 30, 2020: Under the sea: What coronavirus is doing to the world’s marine mammals. Global News.
June 14, 2020: Reusable bags slowly return to B.C. stores as plastic ones used during pandemic pile up. CBC.
June 12, 2020: Webinar: Closing the gap: financing the transition towards an inclusive blue economy. IIED.
March 13, 2020: La lutte pour les poissons de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Den Multimedia.
March 12, 2020: The fight for west Africa’s fish. Financial Times.
Jan 05, 2020: To save fish, ban high seas fishing, UBC professor suggests. Vancouver Sun.
Aug 28, 2019: Rashid Sumaila interview with Afedzi Abdullah. Ghana News Agency.
Mar 29, 2019: Professor U. Rashid Sumaila speaks on European fishing subsidies. BLOOM Association. YouTube.
Mar 15, 2019: Dr. Rashid Sumaila talks at Joyce Murray’s MP Breakfast Connections. Facebook.
Sep 18, 2018: Managing the ocean. CBC Radio.
Jul 19, 2018: Scientist sees harmful fisheries subsidies taking toll on global fish stocks. Pew Trusts.
Jun 8, 2018: Rashid Sumaila discusses sea use in Africa. CGTN America.
Jan 11, 2018: Oceans starving for oxygen. Roundhouse Radio.
Oct 25, 2017: interview with Roundhouse Radio.
Jul 27, 2017: Marine oil tanker safety fraser institute. Global News.
Jun 25, 2017: Subsidies go to big fisheries, not small-scale companies: UBC study. News 1130.
Dec 30, 2016: CBC News Network.
Sep 8, 2016: UBC report: climate change will decimate fisheries. Global News.
Aug 15, 2016: Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute. The Conversation.
June 8, 2016: Roundhouse Radio interview.
Mar 14, 2016: Beaufort Sea environmental assessment. CBC News.
Jun 18, 2015: Interview on CBC.
Jun 12, 2015: Interview on NPR.
Apr 13, 2015: Spill could tarnish Vancouver’s green brand. Vancouver Sun.
Apr 13, 2015: Canada’s economy needs more diversification. Here’s why. Vancouver Observer.
Apr 11, 2015: Summer tourism could be impacted by Wednesday’s oil spill. News1130.
Apr 10, 2015: What effect will the Vancouver oil spill have on the environment, wildlife and economy. Global TV.
Apr 10, 2015: Video: Finger pointing begins after spills into English. Vancouver Sun.
Apr 10, 2015: Vancouver Fuel Spill. The Tyee.
Apr 9, 2015: Oil spill shows increased tanker traffic could have dire consequences. News1130am.
Apr 9, 2015: Crews work to contain fuel spill in Vancouver’s English Bay. The Globe and Mail.
Apr 11, 2015: Who will pay for the massive clean up still underway in and around English Bay. News1130am.
Jul 3, 2014: Real News Network, USA.
May 23, 2013: Pros and cons of pipeline expansion in BC. CKNW, The Bill Good Show.
May 23, 2013: What Norway did with its oil and we didn’t. The Globe and Mail.
May 8, 2013: Ocean acidification affecting Arctic at fast pace. CBC News.
May 7, 2013: Arctic Ocean acidifying from greenhouse gasses, study suggests. CTV News.
Dec 12, 2012: Appeared on GlobalTV News, Global Morning News, Global-BC Noon News, CBC News, CTV National News and CTV-BC News to discuss the potential economic impacts of a tanker spill in the North Coast region of BC.
June 20, 2012: On the Rio+20 conference and Canada’s place in the world environmental movement. CBC Radio – The Early Edition.
Apr 15, 2012: Putting a price tag on ocean damage. Radio Canada International – Marc Montgomery.
Apr 5, 2012: Impacts of climate change on the value from our oceans. CHQR – Dave Rutherford.
Mar 27, 2012: Economic and ecological effects of overfishing. German Public Radio.
Mar 13, 2012: Sustainable fisheries management. CITR ProfTalk.
Feb 20, 2012: The Eco2 Index of Nations. CKNW News.
Nov 21, 2011: Impacts of climate change on global fisheries. Radio Canada International.
Feb 4, 2011: A meeting of DFO senior management convened and attended by the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Canada. Gave a talk on strategies to mitigate ecological, social & equity concerns arising from catch share management.
Nov 18, 2010: Global fisheries in decline. Science Forum discussion of consumer awareness.
Oct 13, 2010: Perikanan Bisa Beri Makan 20 Juta Orang Lagi Jika Dikelola Lebih Baik. Analisa Daily.
Jul 1, 2010: Whale watching tourism a solution for whales and fishers. Powerboat World.
June 28, 2010: Whale watching worth $2 billion annually. The Province, Canada.
March 17-18, 2010: Workshop convened and attended by Prince Charles on how to transition fisheries to a more resilient and sustainable states, St James Palace.
Mar 16, 2009: Quoted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Feb 9, 2009: Africa’s fisheries least able to adapt to climate change. ClimateWire.
2009: Explaining the importance of the ocean to humanity in video.
2009: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) discusses the way forward for fishery subsidies.
2009: Appeared two times on CBC News program regarding a co-authored paper on Omega 3 and fisheries conservation.
2009: Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (video clip). National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series.
Nov 21, 2008: Impacts of climate change on global fisheries. Radio Canada International.
Oct 23, 2008: On how overfishing threatens tuna industry. Radio Australia.
Jul 16, 2008: On fishery subsidies. CKNW - Brett Mineer.
Jul 15, 2008: On the future of global fisheries. CBC Radio - Mark Forsythe.
Apr 12, 2008: Deep-Sea Trawlers Threaten Marine Life.Voice of America News.
Mar 19, 2008: On Omega-3 story. CKNW Radio.
Mar 18, 2008: On Omega-3 story. CBC Radio.
2008: Appeared in documentary film: The End of the Line: Imagine a World Without Fish.
2008: Featured by the Knowledge Network in The Leading Edge segment “A Subsidized Collapse”.
2008: Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (video clip). National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series.
Oct 19, 2007: Aquaculture's growth rate actually is declining. Intrafish.com.
Jul 18, 2007: Global Fishing Trade Depletes African Waters. Wall Street Journal Online.
Mar 22, 2007: US proposes ban on fishing subsidies in global trade talks. Bloomberg.com.
Feb 19, 2007: Fishing like an economist. Science Magazine News Blog.
May 1, 2006: Broadcast of CBC mini-documentary “On the Island”.

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