
Daniel Skerritt
@danhomarus
Newcastle-London-Vancouver. Senior Analyst @Oceana and @OceanaUK, affiliated researcher @UBCoceans and @FisheryEconomic. Tweets are my own views.
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07-01-2013 22:30:19
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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… Rashid Sumaila Daniel Skerritt

READ: Oceana's Daniel Skerritt, @acschuhbauer, Oceana Board Member Rashid Sumaila, & others are showing how subsidized distant-water fishing fleets unfairly impact other nations. WTO must act to prohibit ALL harmful fishing subsidies and support sustainable & fair fisheries.


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 The Conversation Canada


Listen to Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2023 Laureate Rashid Sumaila 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?

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 International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) with Stella Maris in Manila #justiceforfishers


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? European Tracking Network Former NatureScot account Innovasea #Fyne13


🚨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/s4418… Jessica Meeuwig Dr. Rashid Sumaila @acschuhbauer Daniel Skerritt



"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” - Rashid Sumaila New study co-authored by Daniel Skerritt Oceana Canada reveals scale of tax breaks for UK fishing. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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 Oceana UK UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) Rashid Sumaila fishsubsidy.org Pew Environment


Add your signature to the npj Journals letter, led by Rashid Sumaila, to tell WTO members that they’re still not off the hook! #StopFundingOverfishing

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… Oceana Pew Environment UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) UBC SPPGA

