Event - Vanishing Fish The Fight for Global Ocean Justice

Event – Vanishing Fish: The Fight for Global Ocean Justice

Event - Vanishing Fish The Fight for Global Ocean Justice

Three leading environmental thinkers discuss the global fight for ocean justice, in a world grappling with the impacts of overfishing and climate change. They will also discuss the Tyler Prize Laureates‘ call to end fishing on the high seas – as well as reflect on the Tyler Prize, which is this year celebrating its 50th Anniversary.

Join us for this special in-person conversation at the University of Southern California (USC) – home of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.

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Deng Palomares and Athanassios Tsikliras in Vancouver 2022

EcoScope coordinator visits the Sea Around Us at UBC


Following a recent meeting in Toulouse, the EcoScope Project coordinator, Athanassios Tsikliras of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, visited Vancouver in mid-November with the goal of strengthening the collaboration between the project and its UBC partners.

EcoScope is an initiative that aims to promote an effective and efficient, ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management.

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Penang Hill vampire crab

A fisheries scientist in Penang, Malaysia

Penang Hill vampire crab

Penang Hill vampire crab (Geosesarma faustum). Photo by Alex Tilley.

By Daniel Pauly

In early September 2022, I found myself on the island of Penang, Malaysia, where WorldFish, an international research center focusing on tropical fish culture, is headquartered. WorldFish is the new name of the International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), previously located in Manila, the Philippines, of which I was a staff member from 1979 to 1994, and a consultant for five more years. The occasion was the annual meeting of the FishBase Consortium, whose members ensure that FishBase and related databases and products remain up to date and relevant to multiple constituencies worldwide.

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