Fuel subsidies better spent re-training fishers: UBC researchers

(University of British Columbia) Skyrocketing fuel costs could lead to long-term sustainable fisheries if governments redirect fuel subsidies currently given to fishing fleets and use them to invest in re-training for fishers, says University of British Columbia fisheries economist Rashid Sumaila.


 

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