Daniel Pauly

Dr. Daniel Pauly is the world’s most-cited fisheries scientist and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us initiative, a large research project devoted to identifying and quantifying global fisheries trends. He is also a Killam professor at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.  

Sea Around Us is a research initiative founded by Dr. Daniel Pauly in 1999 and based at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries. By performing catch reconstructions and stock assessments, the program evaluates the impact of fisheries on the world's marine ecosystems and offers mitigation solutions to a range of stakeholders.