The Sea Around Us Project studies the effects of fishing on the world’s marine ecosystems. The project has assembled global databases of fisheries information, including catches, prices, distribution of commercial marine species and marine protected areas. The project analyzes and maps data, documents the impact of fisheries, and devises recommendations to reverse harmful trends.
Pew supported project was established in 1999 at the University of British Columbia.
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According to a June 2012 paper by Dr. Rashid Sumaila and colleagues in the journal PLOS ONE, restoring marine fish populations to optimal levels would increase the annual value derived from fisheries by $66 billion.More
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Changes in ocean and climate systems could lead to smaller fish, according to a new study led by fisheries scientists at the University of British Columbia.More
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Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing source of seafood, and it is increasingly focused on higher-value predatory and omnivorous fish.More
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A new paper from the Sea Around Us Project, published online on June 19 in the journal Fish and Fisheries, maps global fishing effort patterns over time and describes how those patterns relate to the amount of catch.More
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A new paper in the peer-reviewed journal Public Library of Science One (PLoS One) estimated the costs and benefits of rebuilding the world’s ocean fisheries to sustainable levels. Dr. Rashid Sumaila and co-authors found that the economic benefits of healthier fish populations would surpass the costs of recovery in just 12 years. More
