Fisheries Centre
Encyclopedia
The Fisheries Centre, located at the University of British Columbia
, promotes multidisciplinary study of aquatic ecosystems and broad-based collaboration with maritime communities, government, NGOs and other partners. The Fisheries Centre is the focal point for development of the widely-used Ecopath
with Ecosim approach and software.
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL)
2202 Main Mall
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z4
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, promotes multidisciplinary study of aquatic ecosystems and broad-based collaboration with maritime communities, government, NGOs and other partners. The Fisheries Centre is the focal point for development of the widely-used Ecopath
Ecopath
Ecopath with Ecosim is a free ecosystem modelling software suite. It was initially a NOAA initiative led by Jeffrey Polovina, but since primarily developed at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia. In 2007, it was named as one of the ten biggest scientific breakthroughs in...
with Ecosim approach and software.
| Research unit | Director |
|---|---|
| Sea Around Us Project Sea Around Us Project The Sea Around Us Project is an international research group based at the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre that is devoted to studying the impacts of fisheries on the world's marine ecosystems... |
Daniel Pauly Daniel Pauly Daniel Pauly is a French-born marine biologist, well-known for his work in studying human impacts on global fisheries. He is a professor and the project leader of the Sea Around Us Project at the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia. He also served as Director of the Fisheries... |
| Fisheries Economics Research Unit | Ussif Rashid Sumaila Ussif Rashid Sumaila Ussif Rashid Sumaila is an associate professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and the Director of the Fisheries Centre and Fisheries Economics Research Unit at the UBC Fisheries Centre... |
| Policy and Ecosystem Restoration in Fisheries | Tony J. Pitcher Tony J. Pitcher Tony J Pitcher is a fisheries scientist, well-known for his work on the impacts of fishing, the management appraisal of fisheries, and how shoaling behaviour impacts fisheries.... |
| Project Seahorse | Amanda Vincent |
| Marine Mammal Research Unit | Andrew Trites |
| Quantitative Modeling Group | |
| Aboriginal Fisheries | David Close |
Location
Fisheries CentreAquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL)
2202 Main Mall
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z4
Reference
- 2006-2007 Report Fisheries Centre.