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ICES symposium, 27-30 Apr, Azores, Portugal

 


Professor Callum Roberts

"There is probably no such thing as an economically viable deep-water fishery that is sustainable... We must consider deep-sea stocks as non-renewable resources."

Callum Roberts is professor of marine conservation at the University of York in England and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation.

His research focuses on threats to marine ecosystems and species, and on finding the means to protect them. His work includes studies of the profound historical and recent alteration of marine ecosystems by fishing, on the extinction risk of marine species and on global conservation priorities for coral reefs.

Recently, he has highlighted the imminent danger from fishing to life in the deep sea - the Earth's final wilderness frontier.

More information

• Scientists call on Australia to support the moratorium, DSCC news, 31 October 2005

• Deep Sea Threats, an interview on Radio National Breakfast News, 18 October 2005
Listen to the interview (Real Audio)

• View video

• The University of York, England.
His best-known work is on the performance and design of marine reserves, areas that are protected from all fishing. His studies show that marine reserves can be effective both as conservation tools and can enhance fish catches outside their boundaries.

In 2002 he won the Marsh Prize for Conservation Biology from the Zoological Society of London for his work on marine reserves.


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