Going diving in the tropics? Don’t eat the reef fish!
Reducing tourist consumption of reef fish is critical for Palau’s ocean sustainability, finds CORU Fellows Colette Wabnitz (UBC) and Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor (UBC) in a new study published today in Marine Policy. While climate change is expected to lead to sharp declines in Palau’s reefs, the best tourism management strategy includes a more than 70 per […]
CORU Director William Cheung wins ICES Prix d’Excellence Award
Cheung’s research is recognized internationally as an important part of the foundation for understanding future impacts of climate change on global marine biodiversity
Adaptation strategies to climate change in marine systems
Climate change and human activity have pressing impacts on the state of our ocean, threatening the integrity of marine ecosystems themselves as well as the services they provide to human communities. Given the inevitable current and future effects of climate change, adaptation by both physical and human systems is crucial. As defined by the Intergovernmental […]
Developing countries face decreases in both fisheries and agriculture production under climate change
If climate change continues unchecked, developing countries could face both decreased crop production and decreased seafood production, finds a new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The authors looked at how food production on land and in the sea will be threatened by climate change and what the future effects on biodiversity, livelihoods and […]