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Eminent #UBCOceans fisheries economist @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social attended and spoke at the International Seabed Authority plenary. @solvingfcb.org

What next for the High Seas Treaty as entry into force nears? Here’s what you need to know about the first international agreement focused on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters

“I think the world realised we needed to do something. As we deplete #coastal waters, where do people go? Suddenly we realised the #highseas are also in trouble,” says @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social

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#SolvingFCB’s Dr. William Cheung & Aleah Wong join #UNOC2025 Ocean Action Panel 8 (530-645PM) as small-scale fishers share challenges, defend rights-based approaches & fight for justice, decent work & #FoodSecurity >>> unoc.solvingfcb.org#blue #SmallScaleFishers #SDG14 #SolvingFCB

Today at #UNOC3: #SolvingFCB's presented "Ocean & Climate: sustainable development" as part of Let’s talk about ocean & climate: Actions for SDG 14, sharing ocean-climate solutions and sustainable development strategies. #SDG14 @ubcoceans.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca #UNOC2025

#UBCOceans folk are at #UNOC3 #UNOceanConference #UNOC2025 in force! Keep en eye out for #WilliamCheung ‪@ubccoru .bsky.social‬ & @solvingfcb.org @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social of @solvingfcb.org @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social . #UBCexcellence

Dr. William Cheung has a poster at One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France on June 3! See "Scientific & technical innovations to revolutionize knowledge production for the conservation & management of migratory & straddling biodiversity in "La Baleine", P457 @solvingfcb.org

As part of UNOC, @solvingfcb.org is hosting a PUBLIC side event! Small but Powerful: harnessing the diversity of small-scale fisheries to solve the sustainability challenges at the food-climate-biodiversity nexus, takes place on June 11, 2025 @ 8:15 am. More info: oceans.ubc.ca/2025-un-ocea...

Frontiers | Surging blue economy, increasing conflict risks and mitigation strategies The Blue Economy is raising optimism worldwide but the human expansion into, and the overcrowding of, the Ocean threatens increasing conflict between sectors...

New Paper: #SolvingFCB Co-Director @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social and Sebastian Villasante examine how rapid Blue Economy growth is increasing conflicts over ocean space/resources, proposing strategies to ease tensions and promote equitable ocean governance www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

The U.S. needs critical minerals. Can we get them without sacrificing our oceans? President Trump is reportedly considering an executive order that would speed up permitting for deep-sea mining, which could lead to a host of problems for underwater ecosystems.

@drrashidsumaila.bsky.social says the costs of managing environmental damage caused by deep-sea mining will likely be astronomical. “Sometimes you just have to leave things alone.”
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Costa Rica's Gulf of Nicoya: Fisheries, Ecology, and Community with Fresia Villalobos-Rojas and Dr. Christian Birkel Solving-FCB: Solving the Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus · Episode

Did you catch Episode 2 of the #SolvingFCB Podcast? Host Duncan Murray explores how climate change, overfishing & runoff threaten Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2M0X... Find out more: solvingfcb.org/podcast/ @ubcoceans.bsky.social #GulfOfNicoya #SustainableFishing

Check out Episode 1 of the #SolvingFCB Podcast!

Work/Learn Student Duncan Murray speaks with Dr. William Cheung of @ubcoceans.bsky.social

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#oceanaction #globalfuturecouncil #blueeconomy | Friends of Ocean Action | 19 comments 🌊 Launching the Global Future Council on the Regenerative Blue Economy! 🌊 The World Economic Forum has officially launched the Global Future Council on the… | 19 comments on LinkedIn

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#SolvingFCB’s @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social will co-chair the @weforum.org Global Future Council on the Regenerative Blue Economy! The group will drive sustainable ocean growth & conservation. With the ocean economy set to top $3T by 2030, their work is key for climate resilience & marine innovation.

#SolvingFCB Co-PI @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social is presenting today as part of ʻĀkoʻakoʻa & Hōkūleʻa 50th Anniversary, at the Hawai’i convention centre in Honolulu. The title of his presentation is "Reimagining ocean economics".

YouTube video by Business Insider Why Geoducks Are So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider

#Geoduck clams can cost up to $30/lb,with 90% of BC's $55M industry reliant on China. Could a slowing Chinese economy threaten the market? #SolvingFCB Co-PI @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social weighs in via @businessinsider.com: youtu.be/dTXT7qORWJo @ubcoceans.bsky.social

Our Blue Planet: Defining Boundaries for a Thriving Ocean Yet, the ocean is under threat. Pollution, climate change, and overfishing are taking a toll on marine ecosystems and people alike. At the same time, large areas of the ocean remain unstudied…

🌊 The ocean covers 70% of Earth, generates half our oxygen, and absorbs 25% of CO₂—but it's under threat. The Earth Commission is defining the first-ever safe & just boundaries to protect marine ecosystems while ensuring social equity. Learn more: earthcommission.org/news/our-blu... #ClimateAction

Nature-Inclusive Agriculture and the Effort to Solve the Netherlands’ Food Production Dilemma - Solving FCB Article by Solving-FCB Work/Learn Student Duncan Murray with assistance from Solving-FCB PhD Student Alfred Paarlberg. Despite being a small, densely-populated country resting largely beneath the ever...

#SolvingFCB Article: Nature-Inclusive Agriculture and the Effort to Solve the Netherlands’ Food Production Dilemma solvingfcb.org/netherlands/... by Work/Learn student Duncan Murray w/ assistance from @w-u-r.bsky.social PhD Student Alfred Paarlberg @ubcoceans.bsky.social @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social

Making Waves: Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Face of Extreme Events and Irreversible Climate Impacts The next Ronald O. Ball lecture welcomes William Cheung, Director and Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, UBC to consider who the interaction of climate change and human activities are ...

#SolvingFCB Director Dr. William Cheung is presenting the Ronald O. Ball lecture at @ualberta.bsky.social: Making Waves: Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Face of Extreme Events and Irreversible Climate Impacts. Date: Mar. 11, 2025; Time: 3:30-4:30 PM www.ualberta.ca/en/events/ag...

Insights from the Solving-FCB 2025 Meeting, Costa Rica - Solving FCB The Solving-FCB Partnership convened in Costa Rica in February 2025 to discuss and drive global action on food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation.

Insights from the 2025 #SolvingFCB Bi-Annual Meeting & Workshop, held at the University of Costa Rica, San José, Feb 10-13 solvingfcb.org/conferences/... @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @ubcoceans.bsky.social #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

Lá última keynote speaker tel taller de @solvingfcb.bsky.social en #CostaRica, la increíble Fresia Villalobos de #Marviva

#SolvingFCB Co-Director @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social received the King Charles III Commemoration Medal at a ceremony held on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Congratulations, Rashid! oceans.ubc.ca/2025/03/03/k... @ubcoceans.bsky.social @coastmanafrica.bsky.social

Fresia Villalobos of #Marviva #CostaRica is giving the final #SolvingFCB Keynote presentation today at 13:30(CST)/11:30(PST): "Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: Lessons Learned from the Gulf of Nicoya" & will be streamed live at: youtube.com/@WebTVUCR www.facebook.com/escueladegeo...

Always great to attend a keynote by Rashid Sumaila who is setting the tone for ambitious thinking across the food-climate-biodiv nexus with a focus on ocean economics #infinityfish 🎣 🐟 🌊 for our @solvingfcb.bsky.social project meeting in 🇨🇷
Let’s NOT take everything, from everywhere all at once

Day 4 of the #SolvingFCB conference begins with Cross-project discussion, modelling workshop, integrative/synthesis group planning, and a final Keynote from Fresia Villalobos of Marviva Costa Rica. Many updates to follow; follow us on x.com/SolvingFCB, and solvingfcb.org. @ubcoceans.bsky.social #UCR

#SolvingFCB's @laurap18.bsky.social will be presenting the Day 2 Keynote: Operationalising the Nature Futures Framework for improved anticipatory governance in diverse contexts. This will be streamed live today at 13:30PM (CST)/11:30(PST): www.youtube.com/@WebTVUCR & www.facebook.com/escueladegeo...

YouTube video by WebTV Charla: From Vanishing Fish to Infitiny Fish: Three things we need to abandon

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Off we go! Rashid Sumaila is opening the @solvingfcb.bsky.social meeting at the #UCR

Today is the start of the 2nd #Solving-FCB Conference. This time, over 30 of our finest (and a further 20 or so remotely) will meet in Costa Rica for cross-project discussions, presentations, workshops, discuss case study progress and goals, and much more. Stay tuned for updates throughout the week!

Whale songs follow 'a lot of the same rules' as human language Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and structured.

Scientists have discovered that human language and #whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and structured.
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PECS #57: Expanding Stakeholders: Including Non-Human Species in Futures Thinking with Andrea Marais-Potgieter https://vimeo.com/1050842054?share=copyAbstract:The Nature Futures Framework is a heuristic tool that focuses on envisioning positive human-nature relationships. The tool is aimed at exploring

WEBINAR: Join #SolvingFCB's Dr. Andrea Marais-Potgieter on: Expanding Stakeholders: Including Non-Human Species in Futures Thinking incommonpodcast.org/podcast/pecs...