Year in Review: Our research showed that between 1960–2018, fisheries removed 4B tonnes of marine life—and over 560M tonnes of essential nutrients. 🌊 bit.ly/nutrientssau

Research Topic in Frontiers in Marine Science open until April 17, 2026: “The Catch and Status of Fisheries in the Central Atlantic, Mediterranean and Western Indian Oceans” www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

📑 #NewStudy by Brodie et al. develops reporting to better communicate climate and ecosystem science to fisheries management, industry, and research stakeholders. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Year in Review: The Sea Around Us is proof that when women thrive in science, research flourishes. Let’s keep pushing for equality! 🌊👩‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬👩🏿‍🔬 bit.ly/blog201sau

This paper on forever chemicals found in #fish, recently published in Science, uses data from the Sea Around Us! Check it out 👇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thank you, @environmentjournal.bsky.social, for nominating our principal investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly! 💙🌊 environmentjournal.ca/initiative-o...

Year in Review: 🌊 The Sea Around Us and ProtectedSeas Navigator started working together to expand access to global marine protection data! 🌐 bit.ly/blog200sau

Year in Review: We honoured the legacy of W.N. Eschmeyer (1939–2024), creator of the renowned Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes. A true pioneer in ichthyology. 🐟 bit.ly/blog199sau

Year in Review: 🐟 Big questions, jargon-free answers. Dr. Pauly’s “Ask Dr. Pauly” columns are now in one inspiring booklet. bit.ly/blog198sau

Millions of Brazilians unknowingly eat toxic, endangered shark: How Mongabay broke the story

The ocean was the star—even in a landlocked town 🌊🎬 DocumenTerre 2025 used film and conversation to explore marine threats, biodiversity and our shared responsibility to protect the sea. bit.ly/blog216sau

As you plan your end-of-year giving, consider supporting the Sea Around Us. Your donation helps drive impactful, global ocean research. 🌊💙 www.seaaroundus.org/donate/

New paper using Sea Around Us data: Shining a light on Cameroon's elasmobranch fisheries: insights from citizen science and market surveys highlight a conservation priority link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A new paper expands on a 2010 Sea Around Us study and suggests that regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) haven’t done a very good job setting up systems to conserve fish stocks and broader ecosystems. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/stud...

Far more manta and devil rays die in fisheries than previously understood, with annual deaths surpassing 259,000 individuals, a new study using Sea Around Us data shows (via @mongabay.com) news.mongabay.com/2025/12/glob...

🎁💙 Santa visited the Sea Around Us! Presents ✨ Joy ✨ Lunch ✨ plus just the right amount of friendly competition. 😉

A 25-year-old fisher may think stocks are huge—but they’re only ~5% of historic levels. #shiftingbaselines bit.ly/blog215sau

Hong Kong was literally built atop oyster reefs—now a new film uncovers their forgotten story. bit.ly/blog215sau

Our PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, said the debate over herring stocks on the British Columbia coast stems from “shifting baselines.” theskeena.com/2025/12/03/l...

With your help, we will continue to provide unique, global databases of marine and freshwater fisheries catches and related indicators crucial to back marine conservation efforts, including reaching the 30×30 goal. www.seaaroundus.org/donate/

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER needed at The Ocean System Pathways (OSPs): a new scenario and simulation framework to investigate the future of the world fisheries www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/wp-content/u...

Part of the Sea Around Us team joined Dr. Philippe Cury's lecture "Looking for Patterns & Processes in the Ocean: an obstinate quest," in celebration of his honorary doctorate granted by the University of British Columbia. Explore his work 👉 bit.ly/obstinatenat...

Le parrain du festival du film DocumenTerre sera Daniel Pauly. Figure majeure de l’écologie contemporaine, il a dénoncé les méfaits de la surpêche. Il a écrit une trentaine d’ouvrages et reçu de nombreux prix. Et il fera le voyage pour être présent au festival www.sudouest.fr/dordogne/mon...

. @ubcoceans.bsky.social is offering a micro-certificate in Analytics for Leaders in Ocean Management. Our project manager, Dr. Deng Palomares, is one of the instructors. Check it out! oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-c...

Sea Around Us alumna, Rebeca Schijns, told CTV News that Canada's fisheries have reached a decisive moment and that it is essential to start rebuilding healthy fisheries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Aq...

Very proud of our MSc student, Anna Rossi, who successfully defended her thesis: "Integrating biodiversity, catch reconstruction, & ecosystem modelling to inform sustainable fisheries in Saint Pierre & Miquelon (France): a multi-scale approach." Learn more about her research 👇 bit.ly/blog214sau

The Grand Barachois lagoon offered a reminder: nature’s beauty is fragile and worth protecting. 🌊 bit.ly/blog214sau

(Post #WorldFisheriesDay) Have you taken a look at the Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv1X...

The global ocean and global warming www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A6e...

Official stats often miss huge portions of what fisheries really catch. Sea Around Us data helps reveal the full story this #WorldFisheriesDay. bit.ly/wfd2025sau

The Sea Around Us PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, said the debate over herring stocks on the BC coast stems from the shifting baselines syndrome. (via IndigenousWD | @nationalobserver.com ) www.indigenouswatchdog.org//update/lega...

🐟 From catch time series to fishing protection scores: Explore it all with Sea Around Us & ProtectedSeas bit.ly/blog200sau

Bottom-trawl fishing really shakes up the seafloor — and the effects last for weeks (via ConvexSeascape) bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

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) news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

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”." www.bigissue.com/life/food/mo...

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...

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 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 🌊 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...

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)

New paper citing the Sea Around Us database! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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

Crab Treadmill. You heard it here, folks.

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