Interviews
(Audio only)
2025
- Oct 7. Keep, lose, add: a checklist for plotting your next career move in science. Nature Portfolio.
- Aug 28. Bottom trawling and the future of global fish supplies. BBC Audio.
- July 5. Greenpeace s'oppose au projet d'une entreprise canadienne d'exploiter des fonds marins. Radio-Canada.ca (Web Segment, French).
- Mar 20, 2025. Part 5: Migration by Land and by Sea. Foreign Policy Podcast.
- Feb 18, 2025. Rashid Sumaila y Thor Sigfússon, expertos internacionales en recursos marinos, entregan su mirada sobre la industria salmonera en Chile. País Circular.
- Feb 18, 2025. Rashid Sumaila | Minería submarina | Congreso Futuro 2025 (Youtube).
- May 8. Technology and Commercial Fishing with Dr. Ussif Sumaila. Spreaker.
2024
- Jun 12, 2024. UBC study says basic income could solve global poverty and fight climate change. All Points West with Jason D'Souza/CBC Listen.
- Jan 24. Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries. US Senate Budget Committee.
- Nov 10. Harness potential of blue economy to reduce unemployment in Africa- Prof Rashid Sumaila. Business Ghana.
- May 23. Aquaculture's Dark Side. Interview with Stephen Snyder. TheWorld.org.
- Mar 06. Historic Ocean Treaty Reached. Video Interview. CTV News.
- Mar 09. Morning Shot: How much will the UN High Seas Treaty help marine creatures? Podcast from MoneyFM Singapore.
- Feb 23. UBC researchers win prestigious Tyler Prize. Video. CBC News at 6.
- Feb 22. CBC Vancouver News on the Tyler Prize winners 2023. CBC/Tyler Prize YouTube Channel.
- Feb 10. Conférence à Vancouver: TotalEnergies et les défenseurs de l'environnement d'Afrique du Sud. RFI.
2022
- Nov 15, 2022. Scientists say farmed fish can't replace fish caught in the wild. The Jefferson Exchange.
- Aug 18. Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: "Sin peces no habrá pesqueras". El Mostrador.
- Aug 18. Rashid Sumaila, experto internacional en pesca, en Puerto de Ideas Biobío: "Sin peces no habrá pesqueras". Fundacion Terram.
- Aug 8. Have you ever wondered just how much the ocean is really worth? CBC - The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn (trimmed audio).
- Aug 8, 2022. BC’s GDP, Job Market, and Economy. CBC - Daybreak South.
- June 20. Government of Canada delivers on commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics. CKNW via Omny.fm.
- May 25. Online, Toronto, ON. In Conversation With: Rashid Sumaila. How much is that fish in the ocean? Oceans economics and the quest to attain infinity fish. Part of "In Conversation With" Series, SSHRC.
- May 19, 2022. "Canada's Oceans and Coasts: Pathways to Sustainability in a Sea of Change" Keynote at The 16th annual Elisabeth Mann Borgese Ocean Lecture. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
- April 20. Conference participants say the link between climate and ocean has been forgotten. BobFM.
- Dec 30. Rashid Sumaila - On Fisheries and Economics. The Blue Hour Podcast.
- Nov 14. On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Talking about oceans at COP26. CBC Radio.
2021
- Nov 2, 2021. Rashid Sumaila - Interview re: WTO Letter. GB News.
- Nov 1. Interview with Alastair Campbell on banning harmful fishing subsidies. GB News/Vimeo.
- Oct 5. Professor, Canada Research Chair to discuss 'Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries' at URI Honors Colloquium Oct. 19. University of Rhode Island News.
- Apr 08, 2021. Government response to COVID-19 surge. Single-use plastic pollution. CBC.
- Mar 26, 2021. Report: Ocean Science And Development Harmed by Fishing Trawlers. Voice of America. Part 1. and Part 2.
- Jan 29, 2021. Webinar: Trade in seafood and its impacts on the livelihoods & food security in developing Countries. V2V Partnership.
- July 30. Under the sea: What coronavirus is doing to the world's marine mammals. Global News.
- June 14. Reusable bags slowly return to B.C. stores as plastic ones used during pandemic pile up. CBC.
- Jun 12. Webinar: Closing the gap: financing the transition towards an inclusive blue economy. IIED.
- March 13. La lutte pour les poissons de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Den Multimedia.
- March 12. The fight for west Africa's fish. Financial Times.
2020
2019
- Aug 28, 2019. Rashid Sumaila interview with Afedzi Abdullah. Ghana News Agency.
- Mar 29, 2019. Professor U. Rashid Sumaila speaks on European fishing subsidies. BLOOM Association. YouTube.
- Mar 15, 2019. Dr. Rashid Sumaila talks at Joyce Murray’s MP Breakfast Connections. Facebook.
2018
- Sep 18, 2018. Managing the ocean. CBC Radio.
- Jul 19, 2018. Scientist sees harmful fisheries subsidies taking toll on global fish stocks. Pew Trusts.
- Jun 8, 2018. Rashid Sumaila discusses sea use in Africa. CGTN America.
- Jan 11, 2018. Oceans starving for oxygen. Roundhouse Radio.
2017
- Oct 25, 2017. interview with Roundhouse Radio.
- Jul 27, 2017. Marine oil tanker safety fraser institute. Global News.
- Jun 25, 2017. Subsidies go to big fisheries, not small-scale companies: UBC study. News 1130.
2016
- Dec 30, 2016. CBC News Network.
- Sep 8, 2016. UBC report: climate change will decimate fisheries. Global News.
- Aug 15, 2016. Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute. The Conversation.
- June 8, 2016. Roundhouse Radio interview.
- Mar 14, 2016. Beaufort Sea environmental assessment. CBC News.
2015
- Jun 18, 2015. Interview on CBC.
- Jun 12, 2015. Interview on NPR.
- Apr 13, 2015. Spill could tarnish Vancouver’s green brand. Vancouver Sun.
- Apr 13, 2015. Canada’s economy needs more diversification. Here’s why. Vancouver Observer.
- Apr 11, 2015. Summer tourism could be impacted by Wednesday’s oil spill. News1130.
- Apr 10, 2015. What effect will the Vancouver oil spill have on the environment, wildlife and economy. Global TV.
- Apr 10, 2015. Video: Finger pointing begins after spills into English. Vancouver Sun.
- Apr 10, 2015. Vancouver Fuel Spill. The Tyee.
- Apr 9, 2015. Oil spill shows increased tanker traffic could have dire consequences. News1130am.
- Apr 9, 2015. Crews work to contain fuel spill in Vancouver’s English Bay. The Globe and Mail.
- Apr 11, 2015. Who will pay for the massive clean up still underway in and around English Bay. News1130am.
2014
- Jul 3, 2014. Real News Network, USA.
2013
- May 23, 2013. Pros and cons of pipeline expansion in BC. CKNW, The Bill Good Show.
- May 23, 2013. What Norway did with its oil and we didn’t. The Globe and Mail.
- May 8, 2013. Ocean acidification affecting Arctic at fast pace. CBC News.
- May 7, 2013. Arctic Ocean acidifying from greenhouse gasses, study suggests. CTV News.
2012
- Dec 12, 2012. Appeared on GlobalTV News, Global Morning News, Global-BC Noon News, CBC News, CTV National News and CTV-BC News to discuss the potential economic impacts of a tanker spill in the North Coast region of BC.
- June 20, 2012. On the Rio+20 conference and Canada's place in the world environmental movement. CBC Radio - The Early Edition.
- Apr 15, 2012. Putting a price tag on ocean damage. Radio Canada International - Marc Montgomery.
- Apr 5, 2012. Impacts of climate change on the value from our oceans. CHQR - Dave Rutherford.
- Mar 27, 2012. Economic and ecological effects of overfishing. German Public Radio.
- Mar 13, 2012. Sustainable fisheries management. CITR ProfTalk.
- Feb 20, 2012. The Eco2 Index of Nations. CKNW News.
2011
- Nov 21, 2011. Impacts of climate change on global fisheries. Radio Canada International.
- Feb 4, 2011. A meeting of DFO senior management convened and attended by the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Canada. Gave a talk on strategies to mitigate ecological, social & equity concerns arising from catch share management.
2010
- Nov 18, 2010. Global fisheries in decline. Science Forum discussion of consumer awareness.
- Oct 13, 2010. Perikanan Bisa Beri Makan 20 Juta Orang Lagi Jika Dikelola Lebih Baik. Analisa Daily.
- Jul 1, 2010. Whale watching tourism a solution for whales and fishers. Powerboat World.
- June 28, 2010. Whale watching worth $2 billion annually. The Province, Canada.
- March 17-18, 2010. Workshop convened and attended by Prince Charles on how to transition fisheries to a more resilient and sustainable states, St James Palace.
2009
- Mar 16, 2009. Quoted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
- Feb 9, 2009. Africa's fisheries least able to adapt to climate change. ClimateWire.
- 2009. Explaining the importance of the ocean to humanity in video.
- 2009. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) discusses the way forward for fishery subsidies.
- 2009. Appeared two times on CBC News program regarding a co-authored paper on Omega 3 and fisheries conservation.
- 2009. Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (video clip). National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series.
2008
- Nov 21, 2008. Impacts of climate change on global fisheries. Radio Canada International.
- Oct 23, 2008. On how overfishing threatens tuna industry. Radio Australia.
- Jul 16, 2008. On fishery subsidies. CKNW - Brett Mineer.
- Jul 15, 2008. On the future of global fisheries. CBC Radio - Mark Forsythe.
- Apr 12, 2008. Deep-Sea Trawlers Threaten Marine Life.Voice of America News.
- Mar 19, 2008. On Omega-3 story. CKNW Radio.
- Mar 18, 2008. On Omega-3 story. CBC Radio.
- 2008. Appeared in documentary film:The End of the Line: Imagine a World Without Fish.
- 2008. Featured by the Knowledge Network in The Leading Edge segment "A Subsidized Collapse".
- 2008. Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (video clip). National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Earth series.
2007
- Oct 19, 2007. Aquaculture's growth rate actually is declining. Intrafish.com.
- Jul 18, 2007. Global Fishing Trade Depletes African Waters. Wall Street Journal Online.
- Mar 22, 2007. US proposes ban on fishing subsidies in global trade talks. Bloomberg.com.
- Feb 19, 2007. Fishing like an economist. Science Magazine News Blog.
2006
- May 1, 2006. Broadcast of CBC mini-documentary "On the Island".