SeaAroundUs
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A research initiative at UBC and UWA led by #DanielPauly, Deng Palomares & Dirk Zeller. We assess the impact of fisheries on marine ecosystems.
We’ve made fisheries research approachable, visual, and FREE. Get started today: bit.ly/catchrecon
Sea Around Us launches catch reconstruction course to empower global fisheries research | Sea Around Us
Catch reconstruction video tutorials.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We’ve made fisheries research approachable, visual, and FREE. Get started today: bit.ly/catchrecon
"The Sea Around Us project estimates most stocks are fished beyond sustainable levels. Groupers and snappers have declined by about 60% " (via @mongabay.com)
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Are Belize’s Fisheries Policies Delivering?
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Belize has built an enviable brand as a small country taking on a bi...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"The Sea Around Us project estimates most stocks are fished beyond sustainable levels. Groupers and snappers have declined by about 60% " (via @mongabay.com)
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Along the Seine: images of ocean advocates brought awareness to the climate + biodiversity crisis bit.ly/blog212sau
Fishing down marine food webs and other pressing environmental issues exhibited in Paris | Sea Around Us
Daniel Pauly and Sea Around Us collaborators are part of the Biennale Photoclimat.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Along the Seine: images of ocean advocates brought awareness to the climate + biodiversity crisis bit.ly/blog212sau
"Daniel Pauly once wrote a review of a book about menhaden, a small oily fish that has been plundered beyond common sense, and wondered whether the book would be “yet another helpless commentary on how we are trashing our oceans”."
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Modern fishing is going further and deeper than ever. But there's a big catch
Fishing efforts multiplied nine times between 1970 and 2008. And yet the more we fish, the less fish we are catching.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Daniel Pauly once wrote a review of a book about menhaden, a small oily fish that has been plundered beyond common sense, and wondered whether the book would be “yet another helpless commentary on how we are trashing our oceans”."
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Think your fishery has no data? Think again. Learn how to uncover hidden catch info 🕵️♀️🐟 bit.ly/catchrecon
Sea Around Us launches catch reconstruction course to empower global fisheries research | Sea Around Us
Catch reconstruction video tutorials.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Think your fishery has no data? Think again. Learn how to uncover hidden catch info 🕵️♀️🐟 bit.ly/catchrecon
Qu’est-ce que le shifting baseline ?
Cette expression désigne le phénomène de « changement des états de référence », également appelé amnésie écologique. Elle a été inventée en 1995 par le biologiste Daniel Pauly www.letelegramme.fr/france/memoi...
Cette expression désigne le phénomène de « changement des états de référence », également appelé amnésie écologique. Elle a été inventée en 1995 par le biologiste Daniel Pauly www.letelegramme.fr/france/memoi...
Mémoire météorologique sélective : quand notre cerveau nous joue des tours !
En météorologie, on évoque parfois la mémoire sélective pour décrire la façon dont les gens se souviennent du temps qu’il a fait et de certains événements, alors que d’autres sont oubliés. En quoi cet...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Qu’est-ce que le shifting baseline ?
Cette expression désigne le phénomène de « changement des états de référence », également appelé amnésie écologique. Elle a été inventée en 1995 par le biologiste Daniel Pauly www.letelegramme.fr/france/memoi...
Cette expression désigne le phénomène de « changement des états de référence », également appelé amnésie écologique. Elle a été inventée en 1995 par le biologiste Daniel Pauly www.letelegramme.fr/france/memoi...
Standing on the banks of the Yangtze, our research associate saw how place, science, and policy can truly align. 🇨🇳💡 bit.ly/blog213sau
Reflections from Wuhan: A marine economist walks into a river basin symposium | Sea Around Us
Blue food sustainability does not stop at the coastline and in many cases it begins upstream.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Standing on the banks of the Yangtze, our research associate saw how place, science, and policy can truly align. 🇨🇳💡 bit.ly/blog213sau
Call for Nominations: 2026 Larkin Lecturer
The recipient will:
1. Be celebrated at UBC
2. Deliver a public lecture followed by a reception;
3. Engage with students and early-career scholars;
4. Publish a manuscript in Fish and Fisheries
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The recipient will:
1. Be celebrated at UBC
2. Deliver a public lecture followed by a reception;
3. Engage with students and early-career scholars;
4. Publish a manuscript in Fish and Fisheries
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UBC
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November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Call for Nominations: 2026 Larkin Lecturer
The recipient will:
1. Be celebrated at UBC
2. Deliver a public lecture followed by a reception;
3. Engage with students and early-career scholars;
4. Publish a manuscript in Fish and Fisheries
oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
The recipient will:
1. Be celebrated at UBC
2. Deliver a public lecture followed by a reception;
3. Engage with students and early-career scholars;
4. Publish a manuscript in Fish and Fisheries
oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
The Sea Around Us team made waves at the International Congress on Aquatic Sciences in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, sharing research on coastal ecosystems and sustainable fisheries 🌊
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Sea Around Us team exposes coastal ecosystem pressures at Saint Pierre and Miquelon congress | Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us principal investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly, and master’s student, Anna Luna Rossi, made a splash in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Sea Around Us team made waves at the International Congress on Aquatic Sciences in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, sharing research on coastal ecosystems and sustainable fisheries 🌊
bit.ly/blog214sau
bit.ly/blog214sau
21 marine scientists, including the Sea Around Us PI, Daniel Pauly, and long-time collaborator, Patricia Majluf, published a statement demanding the complete elimination of vertical zoning in all of Peru's marine protected areas inforegion.pe/dorsal-de-na...
Nasca y Paracas: Un Estado, dos fallos y posturas opuestas
La disputa enfrenta la defensa estatal de la pesca industrial en la Dorsal de Nasca con la prohibición vigente en otras reservas marinas, como Paracas.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
21 marine scientists, including the Sea Around Us PI, Daniel Pauly, and long-time collaborator, Patricia Majluf, published a statement demanding the complete elimination of vertical zoning in all of Peru's marine protected areas inforegion.pe/dorsal-de-na...
The documentary’s title echoes Daniel Pauly’s concept of “shifting baseline syndrome,” in which each new generation accepts progressively degraded ecosystems as the new normal. -- Satellite boom turns space into orbital wild west www.courthousenews.com/satellite-bo...
Satellite boom turns space into orbital wild west
Low Earth orbit is crowded with debris, threatening the atmosphere and future exploration. Experts say it’s time to treat space like an ecosystem, not a dumping ground.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The documentary’s title echoes Daniel Pauly’s concept of “shifting baseline syndrome,” in which each new generation accepts progressively degraded ecosystems as the new normal. -- Satellite boom turns space into orbital wild west www.courthousenews.com/satellite-bo...
The Sea Around Us assessed 18 fish and invertebrate stocks and concluded that “most species are unsustainably fished”, with particular worry for conch and lobster, Belize’s export mainstays. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/beli... (via @mongabay.com)
Belize’s blue reputation vs. reef reality: Marine conservation wins, and what’s missing (commentary)
Belize sells itself as a small-country answer to a big problem: how to keep the sea alive and the people who depend on it working. The pitch is strong. A debt-for-nature “blue bond” shaved public debt...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Sea Around Us assessed 18 fish and invertebrate stocks and concluded that “most species are unsustainably fished”, with particular worry for conch and lobster, Belize’s export mainstays. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/beli... (via @mongabay.com)
Check out Dr. Malin Pinsky's paper based on his presentation at the 2024 Larkin Lecture at @ubcoceans.bsky.social. Amazing to see our PI's #shiftingbaselines concept being part of it!
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The Need for Shifting Baselines to Guide Fisheries and Ocean Activities From Days to Decades
With novel ocean conditions rapidly appearing as the result of climate change, basing decisions about fisheries and other ocean activities on historical conditions is no longer tenable. There is inst...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Check out Dr. Malin Pinsky's paper based on his presentation at the 2024 Larkin Lecture at @ubcoceans.bsky.social. Amazing to see our PI's #shiftingbaselines concept being part of it!
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Our research associate, Dr. Vicky Lam, was honoured to present in Wuhan on how marine and freshwater research connect through blue food sustainability. The future of food begins upstream. 🌊💧
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Reflections from Wuhan: A marine economist walks into a river basin symposium | Sea Around Us
Blue food sustainability does not stop at the coastline and in many cases it begins upstream.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our research associate, Dr. Vicky Lam, was honoured to present in Wuhan on how marine and freshwater research connect through blue food sustainability. The future of food begins upstream. 🌊💧
bit.ly/blog213sau
bit.ly/blog213sau
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Crab Treadmill.
You heard it here, folks.
You heard it here, folks.
Can the Deadliest Catch crab fishery survive warming seas? —researchers are on it on the latest on the @science.org podcast w/ Warren Cornwall
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October 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Crab Treadmill.
You heard it here, folks.
You heard it here, folks.
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Vi är problemet, dvs det industriella fisket, och inte sjöfåglar
Indeed! And industrial fisheries are starving seabirds bit.ly/seabirdsau
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Vi är problemet, dvs det industriella fisket, och inte sjöfåglar
Indeed! And industrial fisheries are starving seabirds bit.ly/seabirdsau
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Indeed! And industrial fisheries are starving seabirds bit.ly/seabirdsau
On International Day of Climate Action, it's important to remember that fish remain smaller when the waters they live in become warmer and less oxygenated.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On International Day of Climate Action, it's important to remember that fish remain smaller when the waters they live in become warmer and less oxygenated.
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Learn more 👉 bit.ly/danielpaulyt...
The Peter A. Larkin Award recognizes a leading fisheries researcher who is committed to research excellence, inspiring education, and innovative societal engagement. 2026 nominations now open!
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Peter A. Larkin Award | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
2026 Nominations now OPEN! Details below. Deadline: November 30, 2025 The Peter A. Larkin Award recognizes a leading fisheries researcher who is committed to research excellence, inspiring education...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Peter A. Larkin Award recognizes a leading fisheries researcher who is committed to research excellence, inspiring education, and innovative societal engagement. 2026 nominations now open!
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WTO deal falls short, High Seas Treaty sets precedent—Pauly shares insights on both agreements. 🌊
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Daniel Pauly shares his views on the WTO deal on subsidies and the High Seas Treaty | Sea Around Us
Two major ocean deals: WTO subsidies & the High Seas Treaty – Daniel Pauly shares insights
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October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
WTO deal falls short, High Seas Treaty sets precedent—Pauly shares insights on both agreements. 🌊
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Black Faculty Position – Faculty of Science (FoS) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver science.ubc.ca/blackscholars
Black Faculty Position – Faculty of Science (FoS) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver – Assistant Professor of Teaching
The OpportunityThe Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver seeks a candidate who self-identifies as Black for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor of Teaching with a...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Black Faculty Position – Faculty of Science (FoS) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver science.ubc.ca/blackscholars
Our PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, highlights the importance of citizen action to address climate change.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Our PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, highlights the importance of citizen action to address climate change.
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Daniel PAULY shares his views on the WTO deal on subsidies and the High Seas Treaty - @seaaroundus.org
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Daniel Pauly shares his views on the WTO deal on subsidies and the High Seas Treaty | Sea Around Us
Two major ocean deals: WTO subsidies & the High Seas Treaty – Daniel Pauly shares insights
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October 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Daniel PAULY shares his views on the WTO deal on subsidies and the High Seas Treaty - @seaaroundus.org
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WTO agreement: a “good first step.” High Seas Treaty: a “big step forward.” Dr. Daniel Pauly weighs both (VIDEO)
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Daniel Pauly shares his views on the WTO deal on subsidies and the High Seas Treaty | Sea Around Us
Two major ocean deals: WTO subsidies & the High Seas Treaty – Daniel Pauly shares insights
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October 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
WTO agreement: a “good first step.” High Seas Treaty: a “big step forward.” Dr. Daniel Pauly weighs both (VIDEO)
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