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If Boris Worm’s contribution to oceans research and conservation started and finished with his much-publicized Science article in 2006, it would still be quite the legacy.

That article, among the most famous to ever have come out of Dalhousie, exploded through both the scientific community and the general public, with its attention-grabbing finding that if current trends continued, the global seafood supply would collapse by 2048. The debate, discussion and news coverage it inspired was unparalleled.

Dr. Worm’s name continues to be associated with some of the world’s most important oceans research, in newspapers and scientific journals alike. For example, though less of a media phenomenon, his 2009 article with fisheries scientist Ray Hilborn—known as the “consensus paper” for how it brought fisheries researchers and biologists together—has proven incredibly influential in scientific and policy circles.

In 2011, Dr. Worm added an NSERC Steacie Fellowship to his accomplishments, one of only six awarded in Canada each year. Its purpose is to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.

Read more:

• Saving the Blue Planet (Dal News, January 2011)
• Unsustainable fishing: Dal researchers on the global shark decline (Dal News, March 2013)