(February 22, 2016) By William Cheung, CORU leader A range of human pressures is threatening the sustainability of marine fisheries. Amongst those, overfishing, partly driven by Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, is a major stressor. Thirty percent of global fish catch goes unreported, found a recent study by Nereus Program collaborator Sea Around Us. But the relationship […] Read More >
(February 3, 2016) Cheung provided advice on linking and harmonizing models and scenarios for assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services Read More >
(January 15, 2016) A Nereus Program study published this week in PLOS ONE which found that First Nations communities in coastal BC, Canada, could see a decrease of up to 50% in fish catch by 2050 received considerable press in both local and international news. Read more Read More >
(January 13, 2016) First Nations fisheries’ catch could decline by nearly 50 per cent by 2050, according to a new study examining the threat of climate change to the food and economic security of indigenous communities along coastal British Columbia, Canada. “Climate change is likely to lead to declines in herring and salmon, which are among the most […] Read More >
(December 11, 2015) How do climate change negotiations differ for developed and developing countries? What is the role of large economies, like the USA? How must efforts continue after COP21 targets are set? CORU leader William Cheung discussed these issues with Shane Foxman on CKNW Vancouver. Read more Read More >
(December 2, 2015) William Cheung, CORU Leader, has published a paper titled “Projecting marine fish production and catch potential in Bangladesh in the 21st century under long-term environmental change and management scenarios” in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. Read the abstract and download the paper. Read More >
(December 2, 2015) William Cheung, CORU Leader, has published a paper titled “Projecting marine fish production and catch potential in Bangladesh in the 21st century under long-term environmental change and management scenarios” in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. Read the abstract and download the paper. Read More >
(November 27, 2015) Gabriel Reygondeau, CORU Fellow, has co-authored a paper entitled “Reliability of spatial and temporal patterns of C. finmarchicus inferred from the CPR survey” in the Journal of Marine Systems. Read more. Read More >
(November 27, 2015) Water spills from the edge of a giant, melting iceberg on the cover of the November 2015 issue of Science. The special issue focused on the effects of climate change on our ocean systems, and highlighted research by Dr. William Cheung, an Associate Professor with the Changing Ocean Research Unit at the University of British […] Read More >
(November 26, 2015) From November 20 to December 11, leaders from more than 195 countries will meet in Paris to discuss the future of the planet. But will oceans be on the agenda? COP21, the “Conference of Parties”, is the 21st United Nations Conference on Climate Change. It is being hyped as the most important climate event since […] Read More >