@DanHomarus

Newcastle-London-Vancouver. Senior Analyst @Oceana and @OceanaUK, affiliated researcher @UBCoceans and @FisheryEconomic. Tweets are my own views.

 Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined January 2013
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🚨NEW PAPER🚨 My first solo paper; "Seeking clarity on transparency in fisheries governance and management." I challenge simplistic interpretations and advocate for a broader understanding of transparencies multifaceted nature. 🔗 lnkd.in/gxGDSE7m
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I'm finally on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/drdanielske… see you over there 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼
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Addressing Abstraction in Modern Fisheries”: some thoughts on the sense of disconnection in modern fisheries 🐟💙 How can we better integrate decentralization and local practices into global frameworks? tinyurl.com/2kn799fk @OceanaUK @UBCoceans
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Big disappointment, @WTO could not reach an agreement to beef up its 2022 agreement, something desparately needed to protect depleting fish stocks. check out this comment: oceana.org/press-releases/wo… @oceana @pewenvironment @UBCoceans @ubcSPPGA

World Trade Organization Continues to Allow Subsidized Overfishing   | Oceana

Oceana says the WTO is playing politics with the lives of millions of people who depend on healthy fish populations for their livelihoods and food security.

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This outcome is not just disappointing; it’s a dire blow to global marine biodiversity. @wto failure to prohibit subsidy-driven overcapacity and overfishing jeopardizes the lives of millions of people who depend on healthy fish populations for their livelihoods and food security.
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Our governments are failing to look beyond their own self-interest, prioritizing political posturing above reaching an agreement that would benefit everyone.
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Add your signature to the @Nature_NPJ letter, led by @DrRashidSumaila, to tell @wto members that they’re still not off the hook! #StopFundingOverfishing
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@oceana7 Feb 2024
Led by Oceana Board Member @DrRashidSumaila, scientists unite in a letter urging the @WTO to finalize an ambitious agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing at #MC13. With 100+ signatures, the message is clear: It's time to safeguard the future of our oceans. bit.ly/48mUA8F
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Oceana UK@OceanaUK13 Jan 2024
"Please don’t let public funds be used to empty the ocean of the fish that fishers and fishing communities depend on for their livelihoods” - @DrRashidSumaila New study co-authored by @DanHomarus @OceanaCAN reveals scale of tax breaks for UK fishing. theguardian.com/environment/…

Tories urged to end ‘idiotic’ £1.8bn tax break for UK fishing fleet

Conservationists call for end to subsidies that make up 15% to 18% of industry’s income and threaten to ‘empty the ocean of fish’

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Our study revealing the scale of UK fuel tax concessions in the media… Fuel subsidies will be removed at some point, they work against our emission targets. We must start phasing out now! #StopFundingOverfishing @OceanaUK @UBCoceans @DrRashidSumaila @fishsubsidy @pewenvironment
The Guardian
@guardian13 Jan 2024
Tories urged to end ‘idiotic’ £1.8bn tax break for UK fishing fleet theguardian.com/environment/…

Tories urged to end ‘idiotic’ £1.8bn tax break for UK fishing fleet

Conservationists call for end to subsidies that make up 15% to 18% of industry’s income and threaten to ‘empty the ocean of fish’

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The Observer
@ObserverUK13 Jan 2024
Polluting tax breaks on diesel for British fishing fleet worth up to £1.8bn a decade theguardian.com/environment/…

Tories urged to end ‘idiotic’ £1.8bn tax break for UK fishing fleet

Conservationists call for end to subsidies that make up 15% to 18% of industry’s income and threaten to ‘empty the ocean of fish’

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🚨New Article out in npj Ocean Sustainability! Led by @vania_andreoli, addresses how fisheries subsidies exacerbate inequities in accessing seafood nutrients in the Indian Ocean. Take a look! 🌊nature.com/articles/s44183-0… @JessicaMeeuwig @DrRashidSumaila @acschuhbauer @DanHomarus
Picture at www.msc.org/media-centre/news-opinion/news/2023/04/12/100-million-dollar-goal-to-scale-up-sustainable-fishing

ALT Picture at www.msc.org/media-centre/news-opinion/news/2023/04/12/100-million-dollar-goal-to-scale-up-sustainable-fishing

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🚨NEW PAPER: "Revisiting fuel tax concessions"🚨 We estimate foregone revenue from fuel subsidies cost UK gov't £150–180m per year and that parts of UK fishing fleet are unprofitable w/out this support. We outline considerations for policy reform... 👇👇👇 authors.elsevier.com/c/1hP6W…
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Ashlie McIvor@FindingAMcIvor28 Jun 2023
Hey #FishTwitter! Looking to Fyne-d the owner of this acoustic receiver deployed in Loch Fyne (Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) Got a local sailer who has found it ashore! Can anyone reach out if you know who it belongs to? @AquaticTracking @nature_scot @Innovasea #Fyne13
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Great to meet filipino fishers working in DW #fisheries but a long way to go for fair pay & treatment. 2 years without port visits, no communication with home and 450-600$US a month despite many years of experience @ITFglobalunion with @StellaMarisOrg in Manila #justiceforfishers
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Listen to @TylerPrize 2023 Laureate @DrRashidSumaila describe how Nelson Mandela has inspired him to keep going and never lose hope in his fight to protect our oceans🌊 Who inspires you to fight for the future of our environment?
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NEW ARTICLE: @dyhiapadilla and I breifly explore the importance of context in the struggle to achieve effective fisheries transparency. We highlight the hypocrisy of domestic transparency Vs foreign opacity... tinyurl.com/cshec42v @ConversationCA
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Join our @oceana team in the UK 🇬🇧🐟🦐
Melissa Moore 🌍💙@MelissaMoore0824 May 2023
Job alert. We're looking for a 🐟fisheries campaigner 🐟 🦑🦀🪸 Please retweet jobs.theguardian.com/job/855…

Fisheries Campaign Lead - London (Central), London (Greater)

Oceana UK is looking for an experienced Fisheries Campaign Lead to develop & implement our ocean abundance & sustainable fisheries campaigns.

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“What we’re finding is that harmful #fishing #subsidies create more inequities in places where the coastal communities are already marginalized,” said @acschuhbauer. oceans.ubc.ca/2023/05/01/dev… @DrRashidSumaila @DanHomarus
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Andy Sharpless@Oceana_Andy25 Apr 2023
New @Oceana-supported research from @DanHomarus & @DrRashidSumaila reveals harmful fisheries subsidies from wealthy nations deepen inequity & threaten marine biodiversity. It's time for the @wto to eliminate these harmful subsidies #StopFundingOverFishing oceana.org/press-releases/fi…

Fisheries Subsidies from Wealthy Nations Disproportionately Harm Poorer Countries, New Study Finds...

Oceana urges coastal developing states to call out the unjust financing of foreign fishing in their waters and demand greater transparency

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OOIR@ObserveIR8 Apr 2023
Trending in #InternationalRelations: ooir.org/index.php?field=Soc… 1) Ukraine’s Strategy of Attrition (@survivaleditors) 2) Harmful fisheries subsidies (@policymarine) 3) Inequality in COVID responses (@global_policy) 4) Discourse Analysis of Incel Violent Extremists (@terpolv)
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