Reports
Fisheries Centre Research Reports
The Fisheries Centre Research Reports publish results of research work carried out, or workshops held, at the UBC Fisheries Centre. The series focuses on multidisciplinary problems in fisheries management, and aims to provide a synoptic overview of the foundations, themes and prospects of current research.
Fisheries Centre members can find the distribution policy and formatting guidelines and submission procedures here.
The UBC Fisheries Centre and Canada's Oceans Act and Oceans Strategy
The Oceans Act became law in December 1996, and the new Canada's Ocean Strategy was released by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in July 2002. This paper describes how these documents reflect the issue of ecosystem-based management, which is the main thrust of the FC's research.
Synopsis of Canadian Fisheries
This 20-page synopsis is authored by Tony Pitcher, Rashid Sumaila and Eny Buchary. It provides a brief description of Canadian fisheries including: principal target species and fishing ports; catch utilisation; the role of fisheries in the Canadian economy, basic economic information and supply and demand projections; marine, inland, recreational and aquaculture sectors; management strategies and objectives (with examples from Atlantic and Pacific fisheries); fisheries legislation; subsidies; Aboriginal fisheries issues; fisheries research and management institutions (with Internet links) and organisational structure of the managenent agency.
Fisheries Centre Reports
The Fisheries Centre Reports document the establishment and expansion of the Fisheries Centre's research activities as well as present the members and units of the Fisheries Centre.
The 
2008 - 2009 Fisheries Centre Report(3.95 MB)
The 2006 - 2007 Fisheries Centre Report(3.95 MB)
The 2004 - 2005 Fisheries Centre Report(2.31 MB)
The 2001 - 2003 Fisheries Centre Report(2.09 MB)
The 1993 - 2000 Fisheries Centre Report Updated to March 2002(1.81 MB)
The 1993 - 2000 Fisheries Centre Report (8.06 MB)
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For enquires and orders, please contact the Fisheries Centre office: Phone: (604) 822-2731 |