Upcoming conferences: MARE, ICES & IMBIZO IV
1) MARE “People and the Sea VIII” Conference, 24-26 June, 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Centre for Maritime Research (MARE) is organizing “People and the Sea VIII conference” that focuses on the ...read more
Workshop on the future of marine conservation TBTI co-sponsored a workshop titled “The future of marine conservation: Local and global perspectives” on March 12, 2015 at Memorial University, Canada. The workshop was an opportunity to share lessons from various ...read more
A new coastal fisheries policy for the Pacific Islands developed In the Pacific Islands inshore fisheries are vital to the people providing the primary or secondary source of income for up to 50% of households despite the disproportionate attention paid to the offshore tuna indust...read more
Graduate Study Opportunities in Geography at Memorial University TBTI and the Department of Geography, Memorial University, are recruiting two Masters students interested in fisheries related research. The first project will focus on fisheries discards (or ‘bycatch’) an issue that...read more
Meet Danika Kleiber, TBTI new postdoctoral fellow Danika Kleiber is a recent PhD graduate from the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre. Her primary research interests lie in the intersection of gender and small-scale fisheries, and she has worked in the Ph...read more
Improved data needed on small-scale fisheries Daniel Pauly and Tony Charles recently wrote a letter in Science about small-scale fisheries data needs. In it, they urge for an improved reporting of catch data that distinguishes between industrial and small-scale f...read more
Sign up to TBTI new Research Clusters TBTI is moving into a new phase with the organization of activities around twelve ‘research clusters’, several of which are linked to the original themes, but many are added based on inputs received in Merida and bey...read more
Upcoming conferences: MARE, ICES & IMBIZO IV
1) MARE “People and the Sea VIII” Conference, 24-26 June, 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Centre for Maritime Research (MARE) is organizing “People and the Sea VIII conference” that focuses on the ...read more
Workshop on the future of marine conservation TBTI co-sponsored a workshop titled “The future of marine conservation: Local and global perspectives” on March 12, 2015 at Memorial University, Canada. The workshop was an opportunity to share lessons from various ...read more
A new coastal fisheries policy for the Pacific Islands developed In the Pacific Islands inshore fisheries are vital to the people providing the primary or secondary source of income for up to 50% of households despite the disproportionate attention paid to the offshore tuna indust...read more
Learning for Resilience: Insights from Cambodia’s rural communities A book titled “Learning for Resilience: Insights from Cambodia’s rural communities” has recently been published by the Learning Institute, a non-profit, non-political Cambodian organization working with a wide ...read more
Graduate Study Opportunities in Geography at Memorial University TBTI and the Department of Geography, Memorial University, are recruiting two Masters students interested in fisheries related research. The first project will focus on fisheries discards (or ‘bycatch’) an issue that...read more
Meet Danika Kleiber, TBTI new postdoctoral fellow Danika Kleiber is a recent PhD graduate from the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre. Her primary research interests lie in the intersection of gender and small-scale fisheries, and she has worked in the Ph...read more
Irish small-scale fishers fight against the ban on salmon fishing “We protect birds, wildlife and fish…but what about us, the people?”, an Irish small-scale fisher says in the French newspaper Le Monde (26th January 2015).
Residents of Arranmore, a small island northwest of Irel...read more
Improved data needed on small-scale fisheries Daniel Pauly and Tony Charles recently wrote a letter in Science about small-scale fisheries data needs. In it, they urge for an improved reporting of catch data that distinguishes between industrial and small-scale f...read more
Special journal issue: Enhancing ecosystem stewardship in small-scale fisheries Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente Journal has recently published a special edition on “Enhancing ecosystem stewardship in small-scale fisheries”. Organized by Rodrigo P. Medeiros (Universidade Federal do Paranã), Patr...read more
Sign up to TBTI new Research Clusters TBTI is moving into a new phase with the organization of activities around twelve ‘research clusters’, several of which are linked to the original themes, but many are added based on inputs received in Merida and bey...read more
