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Interdisciplinary research team led by William Cheung to generate and provide knowledge to find solutions to achieve ocean sustainability.
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FRIDAY: Join us online at 11 am PT as Dr. Renato Molina from @univmiami.bsky.social discusses The Social Value of Hurricane Forecasts.
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January 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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RESEARCH: Hope or Despair Revisited: Assessing Progress and New Challenges in Global Fisheries. By #WilliamCheung, @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @solvingfcb.bsky.social #DanielPauly @seaaroundus.org onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #OpenAccess
Hope or Despair Revisited: Assessing Progress and New Challenges in Global Fisheries
Marine fisheries are crucial to the economy, livelihood, food security and culture of coastal nations and communities, significantly contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ....
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January 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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RESEARCH: Making the case for #genderinclusive #fisheries governance, policies and climate adaptation. By Ayodele Oloko, Louise Teh, Philippe Le Billon, William Cheung Sarah Harper & Rashid Sumaila @ubccoru.bsky.social @solvingfcb.bsky.social
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Making the case for gender-inclusive fisheries governance, policies and climate adaptation - Discover Oceans
Gender equality has been a key consideration for policymakers and natural resource managers in assessing climate risk and developing effective adaptation strategies. However, the interests and concern...
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December 5, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Congratulations to our Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers! William Cheung and Daniel Pauly have been noted since 2018 (7 years!), Dr Rashid Sumaila since 2021 (4 years), & @NathanJBennett since 2020 (5 years). clarivate.com/highly-cited... @seaaroundus.bsky.social @ubccoru.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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RESEARCH: The spatiotemporal changes in fish and invertebrate community structure and habitat viability in the Yangtze Estuary. Coauthors include Dr. William Cheung & Dr. Tayler Clarke ( @ubccoru.bsky.social), Dr. Daniel Pauly ( @seaaroundus.bsky.social ) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The spatiotemporal changes in fish and invertebrate community structure and habitat viability in the Yangtze Estuary
Temperature and oxygen are fundamental environmental factors shaping community structure and are major climatic stressors for marine species globally,…
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November 25, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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William Cheung is confronting the inequities of #ocean #conservation through collective action via @ubyssey.ca ubyssey.ca/features/wil... @solvingfcb.bsky.social @ubccoru.bsky.social
William Cheung is confronting the inequities of ocean conservation through collective action
Growing up in Hong Kong, Dr. William Cheung was always fascinated by the ocean and its vastness, beauty and abundance of life.
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December 3, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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RESEARCH: Global #fishing patterns amplify human exposures to methylmercury. Co-authored by Dr. William Cheung @ubccoru.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... via @PNAS
Global fishing patterns amplify human exposures to methylmercury | PNAS
Global pollution has exacerbated accumulation of toxicants like methylmercury (MeHg) in seafood. Human exposure to MeHg has been associated with lo...
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September 27, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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Dr. William Cheung, @UBC professor and Director of #UBCOceans, has won the prestigious A. G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in Marine Science! @ubccoru.bsky.social @SolvingFCB @ubcscience
October 7, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Co-benefits of and trade-offs between natural climate solutions and Sustainable Development Goals. Coauthored by Dr. William Cheung. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... via @ESA_org @SolvingFCB @ubccoru.bsky.social
Co‐benefits of and trade‐offs between natural climate solutions and Sustainable Development Goals
Combating climate change and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are two important challenges facing humanity. Natural climate solutions (NCSs) can contribute to the achievement of ....
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October 15, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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RESEARCH: Projecting contributions of marine protected areas to rebuild fish stocks under climate change, by Dr. William Cheung @solvingfcb.bsky.social @julianop_a and @SarahMRoberts32. www.nature.com/articles/s44... via @Nature_NPJ #OpenAccess
Projecting contributions of marine protected areas to rebuild fish stocks under climate change - npj Ocean Sustainability
npj Ocean Sustainability - Projecting contributions of marine protected areas to rebuild fish stocks under climate change
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March 6, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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Dr. William Cheung will speak at the Royal Society of Canada & Massey College event: Water is Life: Sustainability of Our Oceans, taking place on March 7, 2024 at 2 pm PST / 5 pm EST. Information and registration: masseycollege.ca/events/water...
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February 21, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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Oceans break heat records 5 years in a row. "Ocean warming could cause some species to move towards polar regions. A warmer ocean could also trigger changes in migration & reproductive cycles," says William Cheung. @ubccoru.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Oceans break heat records five years in a row
The heat stored in the world’s oceans increased by the greatest margin ever in 2023. The heat stored in the world’s oceans increased by the greatest margin ever in 2023.
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January 12, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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TOMORROW: Join us for talks and stories about small-scale fisheries, climate change and biodiversity across Canada. Thurs 3-5.30pm, IOF AERL Rm 107 or via Zoom. RSVP: oceans.ubc.ca/think-soluti...
December 20, 2023 at 11:00 PM