Climate impacts on the ocean are making Sustainable Development Goals harder to achieve
In other words, climate change is not just an environmental problem, but one that inhibits our ability to tackle other social issues.
Comprehensive global analysis shows a warmer ocean will hold fewer animals
For every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) that the world’s oceans warm, the total mass of sea animals is projected to drop by 5%.
Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue
Achieving Agreement’s target could increase global fishers’ revenues by $4.6 billion annually.
Global estimation of areas with suitable environmental conditions for mariculture species
The unprecedented growth of the aquaculture industry in recent decades, driven by increasing demand and consumption for seafood from a growing population, is reliant on the availability of suitable farming areas with adequate oceanic environmental parameters. Led by Muhammed Oyinlola, researchers at CORU have published a new study in the journal PLoS One that identifies the […]
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
Reconciling fisheries catch and ocean productivity
Phytoplankton are the foundation of ocean life, providing the energy that supports nearly all marine species. Levels of phytoplankton in an ocean area may seem like a good predictor for the amount of fish that can be caught there, but a new study co-authored by CORU researchers finds that this relationship is not so straightforward. […]
1.5°C Paris Agreement target could net six million tonnes of fish annually
Meeting the Paris Agreement global warming target of 1.5°C will have large benefits to fisheries, finds a study published by CORU Leader William Cheung and Postdoctoral fellow Gabriel Reygondeau in Science. For every degree Celsius decrease in global warming, potential fish catches could increase by more than three million tonnes per year. Read More.
Scenarios for investigating the future of Canada’s oceans and marine fisheries under environmental and socioeconomic change
CORU Leader William Cheung recently co-authored a paper published in Regional Environmental Change that reviewed existing methods of scenario analysis (preparing for future response based on multiple potential outcomes) in the marine conservation and fisheries sectors in Canada. Their aim was to determine whether these scenario analyses in the existing literature adequately consider biophysical, socioeconomic and policy-related factors to “provide […]
Spatial differentiation of marine eutrophication damage indicators based on species density
“Spatial differentiation of marine eutrophication damage indicators based on species density” was recently published in Ecological Indicators, co-authored by CORU Alumnus Miranda Jones (UNEP-WCMC) and CORU Leader William Cheung. The paper looks at developing an index to assess eutrophication effects on marine ecosystems and introducing an ecosystem response indicator to nitrogen loadings to coastal waters. Read more:
British Ecological Society’s Aquatic Macroecology Meeting
CORU Leader William Cheung gave a keynote entitled “Applying macroecology to project future marine ecosystems under climate change” at the British Ecological Society’s Aquatic Macroecology Meeting in London on September 30, 2016. Read More.