Sumaila
—  LGA and town  —
Sumaila Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°32′N 8°58′E / 11.533°N 8.967°E / 11.533; 8.967Coordinates: 11°32′N 8°58′E / 11.533°N 8.967°E / 11.533; 8.967
Country	Nigeria
State	Kano State
Area
• Total	1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	253,661
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	712
ISO 3166 code	NG.KN.SU

Sumaila is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Sumaila to the north of the area.

It has an area of 1,250 km² and a population of 253,661 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 712.^[1]

References[link]

v t e Kano State State capital: Kano LGAs Ajingi Albasu Bagwai Bebeji Bichi Bunkure Dala Dambatta Dawakin Kudu Dawakin Tofa Doguwa Fagge Gabasawa Garko Garun Mallam Gaya Gezawa Gwale Gwarzo Kabo Kano Municipal Karaye Kibiya Kiru Kumbotso Kunchi Kura Madobi Makoda Minjibir Nasarawa Rano Rimin Gado Rogo Shanono Sumaila Takai Tarauni Tofa Tsanyawa Tudun Wada Ungogo Warawa Wudil

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Ussif Rashid Sumaila is a professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and the Director of the Fisheries Centre and Fisheries Economics Research Unit at the UBC Fisheries Centre. He specializes in bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing and the economics of high and deep seas fisheries. Sumaila has experience working in fisheries and natural resource projects in Norway, Canada and the North Atlantic region, Namibia and the Southern African region, Ghana and the West African region and Hong Kong and the South China Sea. He received his Bachelor of Science degree with honours from Ahmadu Bello University University in Nigeria and received his PhD from Bergen University in Norway.^[1]

Sumaila's work on international fisheries subsidies has been influential in the Doha Round of WTO negotiations concerning subsidies and countervailing measures. Expert advice from Sumaila has been sought by the White House, United Nations, Asian Development Bank, and Parliament in Canada and the United Kingdom. Sumaila has also been featured in the popular documentary End of the Line.

Journal contributions[link]

He has published articles in several journals including, Journal of Environmental Economicsand Management, Journal of Bioeconomics, Land Economics, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Environmental and Resource Economics and Ecological Economics. Sumaila’s work has generated a great deal of interest, and has been cited by, among others, the Economist, the Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune and the Vancouver Sun.

Current projects[link]

Lead author, Conditions Working Group of the Millenium Assessment Research Group WorldFish Centre, Penang, Malaysia.

Lead editor, Fisheries chapter of the United Nations Green Economy Report.

Books and book contributions[link]

See also[link]

The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat

References[link]

1. ^ UBC Fisheries Website CV link

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