Scholarly and Professional Activities
Areas of special interest and accomplishments
Environmental and Resource Economics, Globalization, Fish Trade and Sustainability, Applied Game Theory, Sustainable Development, Computational Economics. I currently focus on three related themes: (i) coastal and marine ecosystem valuation and bioeconomic (i.e., human-environmental) modeling of coastal and marine ecosystems that address topical issues such as the use of spatial marine protected areas as coastal and ocean management tools; (ii) the analysis of the economic, social and food security issues related to threats to coastal and marine ecosystems such as climate change, ocean acidification and oil spills; and (iii) the analysis of global coastal and marine ecosystem policy issues such as fisheries subsidies, illegal fishing, trade in fish and fisheries products, and their effects on marine conservation goals and policies.
Research or equivalent grants
| Granting Agency | Subject | Comp. | $Total/$PA | Year(s) | Principal Investigator | Co-Investigator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada (SSHRC) | Solving Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus | C | 2.5 mil/ 416,667 | 2022 - 2028 | William Cheung | Rashid Sumaila |
| USAID | Project: The impact of Distant Water Fishing Fleets | C | 300,000 (USD) | 2020 - 2022 | Rashid Sumaila | Lubna Alam, Denis Aheto, Sebastian Villasante, Patricia Majluf |
| MEOPAR | OxyNet: A network to examine ocean deoxygenation trends and impacts) | C | 90,000 | Philippe Tortel | Rashid Sumaila | |
| Extreme climate events in the Bengula LME | EXEBUS | C | 2019 - | AJ Smith | Rashid Sumaila | |
| Genome Canada | Enhancing Production in Coho: Culture, Community, Catch (EPIC4) | C | 9.8 mil/ 2.45mil | 2015 - 2021 | Willie Davidson, Simon Fraser University | Rashid Sumaila, Ralf Mathews and others |
| MEOPAR Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) | Canadian Ocean Acidification Research Network (COARnet) | C | 1.1 mil/ 367,000 (UBC portion: 76,500/25,500) | 2015 - 2018 | Helmuth Thomas, Dalhousie University | Rashid Sumaila, William Cheung and others |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada (SSHRC) | OceanCanada | C | 2.5 mil/ 416,667 | 2014 - 2020 | Rashid Sumaila | William Cheung and others |
| ADM Capital Foundation | OceanAsia | 100,000 | 2014 | Rashid Sumaila | ||
| City of Vancouver | Potential economic impact of an oil spill in the Burrard Inlet | C | 35,000 | 2014 | Rashid Sumaila | N. Hotte |
| West Coast Environmental Law Center | Ecosystem Services and Sea Level Rise | C | 16,500 | 2014 | R. Sumaila | N. Hotte |
| Natural Science and Engineering Research Council, Canada (NSERC) | Maintaining productivity and incomes in Tonlé Sap fishery (Cambodia) in the face of climate change | C | 900,000/ 300,000 | 2013 - 2016 | K. McCann | R. Sumaila and others |
| Peter Wall Institute for Advance Studies, the University of British Columbia | International Research Roundtable Spaceship Earth - Meeting challenges for living on the Blue Planet under siege | C | 37,500/ 37,500 | 2013 - 2014 | R. Sumaila C. Nauen S. Meltzoff | |
| Global Ocean Commission, Somerville, Oxford Univ. | Economics of High Sea Fisheries | NC | 78,000/ 39,000 | 2013 - 2014 | R. Sumaila | |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada (SSHRC) | Too big to ignore: A global study of small scale fisheries | C | 2.5 mil/ 416,667 | 2012 - 2017 | R. Chuenpagdee | R. Sumaila And others |
| Convention on Biological Diversity | GBO4 scenario study on the Strategic Plan and The Aichi Biodiversity Targets | C | 40,000/ 20,000 | 2012-2014 | R. Sumaila | W. Cheung; V. Christensen |
| Norwegian Research Council | Strengthening the adaptive capacity of institutions in fishery | C | 1 million/ 250,000 | 2013 - 2016 | Nils Chr. Stenseth, Kjell Arne Brekke | R. Sumaila and others |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | Ecological and Economic Impacts of Ocean Acidification Due to Climate Change | NC | 25,000 | 2013 - 2015 | R. Sumaila | |
| AMAP (Arctic Council) | Arctic Ocean Acidification | NC | 15,000 | 2013 | R. Sumaila | |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Forage Fish species in the South Atlantic Region | NC | 40,950/ 20,475 | 2012 - 2013 | R. Sumaila | Thomas A. Okey |
| World Wildlife Fund | Economic valuation of ocean-based activities for BC’s North Coast | NC | 25,000 | 2012 | R. Sumaila | |
| World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong | Modeling the socio-economic impacts of two large reclamations on the recovery of the marine ecosystem and fisheries in Hong Kong | NC | 10,000 | 2012 | R. Sumaila | W. Cheung |
| National Geographic Society | Investigation of natural processes with emphasis on ocean responses to fishing, climate change, and other human impacts | NC | 109,724/ 21,944 | 2011 - 2015 | R. Sumaila | W. Cheung |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Economics of shark watching | NC | 8,500 | 2011 - 2012 | R. Sumaila | |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Western and Central Pacific Ocean tuna subsidies and economic values | NC | 44,345 | 2011 - 2012 | R. Sumaila | |
| Conservation International | Ocean Health Index | NC | 24,000 | 2011 | R. Sumaila | |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Global fisheries economics | NC | 38,000 | 2011 | R. Sumaila | |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Funding | SSHRC Re-application award Funding | C | 1,500 | 2010 | R. Sumaila | |
| Canadian Commonwealth Exchange Program | Small Scale Fisheries and Poverty Alleviation in Ghana - Support for PhD Candidate Berchie Asiedu | C | 10,000 | 2010 | R. Sumaila | |
| United Nations Environmental Programme | Green Economy Report on Fisheries | NC | 90,000/ 45,000 | 2009 - 2010 | R. Sumaila | |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Global Ocean Economics Project | NC | 738,000/ 246,000 | 2008 - 2011 | R. Sumaila | |
| Inter-American Institute (IAI) | Climate change, Oceanographic variability and the artisanal fisheries of the SW Atlantic: A human dimensions approach | C | 108,000/ 54,000 | 2008-2009 | P. Abdalla, University of Rio Grande, Brazil | R. Sumaila |
| Pew Fellowship for Marine Conservation | Large scale bioeconomics | C | 150,000/ 50,000 | 2008- 2011 | R. Sumaila | |
| Peter Wall Institute | Fisheries Economics | C | 6,000 | 2007 - 2008 | R. Sumaila | |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada (SSHRC) | Coastal Connections: Interactive governance model for sustainable coastal development | C | 136,299/ 45,433 | 2007 - 2010 | R. Chuenpagdee, Memorial University | R. Sumaila |
| Kingfisher Foundation | Coral reef resource valuation | NC | 152,500/ 76,250 | 2007 - 2009 | R. Sumaila | |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | Easing the pain of Fishers during Fisheries Adjustments | NC | 26,000 | 2007 - 2008 | R. Sumaila | |
| WWF-US | Economics of Coral triangle marine resource use | NC | 25,000 | 2007 - 2008 | R. Sumaila | |
| North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium | Estimating the Cost to Fisheries of Marine Mammal Critical Habitat Designations | C | 72,784/ 36,392 | 2005 - 2006 | M. Berman, University of Alaska | R. Sumaila |
| North Pacific Research Board | Valuation of Critical Habitat | C | 74,275/ 37,138 | 2005 - 2006 | M. Berman, University of Alaska | R. Sumaila |
| Conservation International | Economic study of Raja Ampat ecosystem in Indonesia | C | 60120/ 30,060 | 2005 - 2006 | R. Sumaila | |
| European Commission | Valuation of marine Ecosystems Services | C | 690,000/230,000 | 2005 - 2008 | R. Sumaila | |
| AquaNet, Canada | Abalone project | C | 96,000/ 48,000 | 2005 - 2006 | R. Sumaila | |
| Global Environmental Facility, UN | Benguela Current Commission Study | NC | 39,000 | 2004 | R. Sumaila | |
| Canadian Sablefish Association | Ecological and economic analysis of sablefish farming | NC | 17,000 | 2004 | R. Sumaila | |
| Global Environmental Facility, UN | Optimal landing strategies for hake in Namibia and South Africa | C | 136,000/ 68,000 | 2003 - 2005 | R. Sumaila | |
| SSHRC, Canadian Research Council | Creating a Positive Future for Fisheries Worldwide | C | 10,000/ 5,000 | 2004 - 2005 | R. Chuenpagdee, Memorial University | R. Sumaila |
| Environment Canada | Fish trade and sustainability (Graduate student grants) | C | 7,274 | 2004 | R. Sumaila | |
| Environment Canada | Economics of aquaculture (Graduate student grant) | C | 5,000 | 2004 | R. Sumaila | |
| Research Council of Norway | Namibian Fisheries | C | 24,000 | 2003 - 2005 | R. Sumaila | |
| OECD | Economics of IUU Fishing | NC | 12,800 | 2004 | R. Sumaila | |
| OCEANA | US Marine Ecosystem Valuation | NC | 114,750 | 2004 | R. Sumaila | |
| WWF USA | Aquaculture (Graduate student grant) | NC | 7,000 | 2003 - 2004 | R. Sumaila | |
| Globec | Valuation of marine ecosystems | NC | 2,927 | 2003 | R. Sumaila | |
| Research Council of Norway | Valuation of marine ecosystems | NC | 2,400 | 2003 | R. Sumaila | |
| The Research Council of Norway | Economics of Marine Protected Areas | C | 50,000/ 25,000 | 2000 - 2001 | R. Sumaila | |
| The European Commission | Markets and Global Fisheries | NC | 15,000/ 5000 | 1999 | R. Sumaila | |
| The Research Council of Norway | Bioeconomic Modeling of Namibian hake fisheries | C | 75,000/ 25,000 | 1997 - 1999 | R. Sumaila | |
| Department of Fisheries and Oceans | Logical Decision Analysis Modeling | NC | 25,000 | 1996 | T. Pitcher, UBC Fisheries Centre | R. Sumaila |
| The Research Council of Norway | International Conference on the Economics of Marine Protected Areas | NC | 18,000 | 2000 | R. Sumaila | |
| The Research Council of Norway | Game Theoretic Models of Fishing | C | 40,000/ 13,300 | 1994 - 1997 | R. Sumaila | |
| The Research Council of Norway | Integrating Environmental Concerns into Current Project Appraisal Practices | C | 52,000 | 1993 | Arild Angelsen | R. Sumaila |