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Copyright

Lubna Alam; Mazlin Bin Mokhtar; Ussif Rashid Sumaila;

Published On

2025-01-30

Page Range

pp. 75–92

Language

  • English

Print Length

18 pages

5. Climate change impacts on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors with a focus on Malaysia

Chapter of: Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation(pp. 75–92)
Alam Lubna, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, and Ussif Rashid Sumaila detail the effects of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture. This case study, focused on Malaysia, characterizes the shift from constraining human actors to harmonizing human needs with maintaining functional marine ecosystems. Small-scale fisheries provide 90% of the jobs in fisheries and half the protein for human consumption. As wild-capture fisheries have continued to decline, aquaculture has been on the rise to meet the nutritional demands of a growing human population. This combination of enterprises is occurring globally, but as this case study shows, the way forward must be shaped by the history, culture, and governance approaches appropriate for each country.

Contributors

Lubna Alam

(author)
Research Scholar at the Institute for Ocean and Fisheries at University of British Columbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0910-2391

Dr. Lubna Alam is a dedicated interdisciplinary ocean and fisheries scientist with a profound commitment to the health of our oceans and the sustainability of global fisheries. Her research contributions reflect her passion for protecting marine resources while addressing critical challenges in the field. Lubna’s academic journey commenced with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Fisheries from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Determined to expand her knowledge and expertise in the field, she earned her Master of Science (MSc) in Marine Science and later her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Ocean Science from the National University of Malaysia (UKM). Throughout her illustrious career, Lubna held various research positions that allowed her to collaborate with experts from diverse disciplines. During the years 2013 to 2023, Lubna served as a Research Fellow (Senior Lecturer) at the Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI) of the National University of Malaysia. She is an Executive Committee member of OWSD-UNESCO (Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World)-Malaysia Chapter and was appointed as an Adjunct Professor-Research Fellow at Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. Dr. Lubna is currently employed as a Research Scholar at the Institute for Ocean and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia in Canada. She has authored numerous influential publications, shedding light on critical issues in ocean fisheries and environmental science. Her research has not only contributed to scientific knowledge but also provided practical solutions for the community and stakeholders.

Mazlin Mokhtar

(author)
Deputy Head for Research at UN SDSN-Asia at Sunway University

"Mazlin Mokhtar, BSc. (Tasmania), PhD (Queensland), is Deputy Head for Research at UN SDSN-Asia, Sunway University. Prior at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), he has held key positions as Director of LESTARI; and DVC for Research. He has served on various committees, including the Chair of Environment Committee of Academy of Sciences Malaysia; Environmental Quality Act's Appeal Board; Chairman of Malaysia's Environmental Quality Council; Chairman of Committee appointed by Malaysian Government in reviewing the Lynas Rare Earth operations, and Chairman of AACB of Malaysia's Water Sector Transformation 2040 Study. Mazlin is recipient of the Langkawi Environment Award 2018; Best 2010 FRGS project on Chemicals Management; and  Professor Emeritus award of UKM 2022. He also contributed to WWF; UNDP GEF SGP; National River Care Fund GEC; and UNU Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation Research and Training Program. Mazlin was leader of several United Nations-sponsored research projects, which include the AP-FAST (Acceleration of Science and Technology; and MUCP (Malaysia UNESCO Cooperation Program) in Malaysia and Asia Pacific; also as leader of Environmental Risk Management group under Malaysia Vice Chancellors' Council & Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)+Kyoto University 2000-2018 program. Mazlin was a founding member of Malaysian Water Partnership (MyWP), and former Country Manager of MyCapNet (Capacity Building for IWRM)."

U. Rashid Sumaila

(author)
Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at University of British Columbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1851-1621

Dr Rashid Sumaila is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia. He specializes in bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, illegal fishing, climate change and oil spills. Sumaila is one of the most internationally recognized interdisciplinary ocean economists, and one of the world’s most innovative researchers on the future of the oceans, integrating the social, economic and fisheries sciences to build novel pathways towards sustainable ocean and fisheries. He has won several prestigious awards, including the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and the 2022 RSC Miroslaw Romanowski Medal for Scientific Work Relating to Environmental Problems; 2021 SSHRC Impact Award, Partnership Category; and the 2017 Volvo Environment Prize. Essentially, the whole world is Sumaila’s work place. He was inducted into the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada in 2019, and named both an Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and AAAS Fellow in 2023. Sumaila is a Hokkaido University Ambassador; a distinguished international professor at the National University of Malaysia; an International Scientific Advisory Board Member, Stockholm Resilience Centre, the Beijer Institute for Ecological Economics, and Chairs the International Scientific Advisory Board of the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, University of Cape Coast. He is co-Editor in Chief of npj Ocean Sustainability and serves on several journal editorial boards including those of Science Advances, Environmental & Resource Economics and Marine Policy. Sumaila received his Ph.D. (Economics) from the University of Bergen and his B.Sc. (Quantity Surveying) from the Ahmadu Bello University.