The 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, often described as the ‘Nobel Prize for the Environment’, has been awarded to two courageous Canadian ocean fisheries experts: ecologist Daniel Pauly and economist Rashid Sumaila.
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Daniel Pauly at IMPAC5 – De facto MPAs vs. paper parks
What is the difference between marine protected areas that actually work and paper parks?
With the premise in mind, the Sea Around Us principal investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly, offered a keynote presentation at the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), held in Vancouver from February 3 to February 9, 2023.
Sea Around Us presents report findings at the European Parliament

Daniel Pauly presenting before the European Parliament, January 24, 2023. Photo by Anton Kuech, Twitter
The Sea Around Us Principal Investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly, and Project Manager, Dr. Maria ‘Deng’ Palomares, participated in a session of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries on January 24, 2023, to answer questions related to the report Role and impact of China on world fisheries and aquaculture.
New FCRR: Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea IV

Mekong giant catfish. Photo by Tambe, Wikimedia Commons.
The Sea Around Us principal investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly, and research assistant Elaine Chu are the editors of a recent edition of the Fisheries Centre Research Reports titled “Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea IV.”
Researchers push for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon to embrace the sea once again

Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Photo by Ian Gratton, Flickr.
Cybium, the International Journal of Ichthyology, recently dedicated a full issue to the aquatic biodiversity and fisheries of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (SPM), the last French territory in North America, located south-east of Newfoundland, and whose Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is completely surrounded by the EEZ of Eastern Canada.