Boris Worm, Dalhousie University

Latest papers

Global trade responses to shark finning regulations.
Nature communications · 2026
Global impacts of drifting fish aggregating devices on marine protected areas.
Science advances · 2026 · senior author
A catch in ocean conservation.
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025 · first author

All 65 publications

Latest funding

Contemporary changes in marine ecosystems: from patterns to process
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$288,000
NSERC CREATE for Transatlantic Ocean System Science and Technology (TOSST)
NSERC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$1,615,765
Ecosystem oceanography: understanding the dynamics of a changing ocean
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 6 grants and awards

65 publications.

01

Global trade responses to shark finning regulations.

Burns ES, Orofino S, Wang K, Bradley D, D'Costa NG, Feitosa LM, Schiller L, Worm B, Gephart JA, McDonald GG

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-75625-1 PMID: 42538349

02

Global impacts of drifting fish aggregating devices on marine protected areas.

Schiller L, Villaseñor-Derbez JC, Lynham J, Worm B

Science advances2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aee6998 PMID: 42308291

03

A catch in ocean conservation.

Worm B

Science (New York, N.Y.)2025First author

DOI: 10.1126/science.adz8322 PMID: 40705901

04

The global footprint of drifting fish aggregating devices.

Schiller L, D'Costa NG, Worm B

Science advances2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads2902 PMID: 40333978

05

Assessing changing baleen whale distributions and reported incidents relative to vessel activity in the Northwest Atlantic.

Solway H, Worm B, Wimmer T, Tittensor DP

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315909 PMID: 39813191

06

Global shark fishing mortality still rising despite widespread regulatory change.

Worm B, Orofino S, Burns ES, D'Costa NG, Manir Feitosa L, Palomares MLD, Schiller L, Bradley D

Science (New York, N.Y.)2024First author

DOI: 10.1126/science.adf8984 PMID: 38207048

07

The diversity of animals identified as keystone species.

Shukla I, Gaynor KM, Worm B, Darimont CT

Ecology and evolution2023

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10561 PMID: 37818247

08

Reply to: Global effects of marine protected areas on food security are unknown.

Sala E, Mayorga J, Bradley D, Cabral RB, Atwood TB, Auber A, Cheung W, Costello C, Ferretti F, Friedlander AM, Gaines SD, Garilao C, Goodell W, Halpern BS, Hinson A, Kaschner K, Kesner-Reyes K, Leprieur F, Lubchenco J, McGowan J, Morgan LE, Mouillot D, Palacios-Abrantes J, Possingham HP, Rechberger KD, Worm B

Nature2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06494-7 PMID: 37730867

09

Humanity's diverse predatory niche and its ecological consequences.

Darimont CT, Cooke R, Bourbonnais ML, Bryan HM, Carlson SM, Estes JA, Galetti M, Levi T, MacLean JL, McKechnie I, Paquet PC, Worm B

Communications biology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04940-w PMID: 37386144

10

Reply to: Quantifying the carbon benefits of ending bottom trawling.

Atwood TB, Sala E, Mayorga J, Bradley D, Cabral RB, Auber A, Cheung W, Ferretti F, Friedlander AM, Gaines SD, Garilao C, Goodell W, Halpern BS, Hinson A, Kaschner K, Kesner-Reyes K, Leprieur F, McGowan J, Morgan LE, Mouillot D, Palacios-Abrantes J, Possingham HP, Rechberger KD, Worm B, Lubchenco J

Nature2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06015-6 PMID: 37165243

Contemporary changes in marine ecosystems: from patterns to process

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Worm, Boris

$288,000

NSERC CREATE for Transatlantic Ocean System Science and Technology (TOSST)

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Wallace, Douglas

$1,615,765

Ecosystem oceanography: understanding the dynamics of a changing ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Worm, Boris

$120,000

Ecosystem oceanography: understanding the dynamics of a changing ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Worm, Boris

$320,000

National institute for complex data structures

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Stafford, James

$77,900

Llinking pattern and process in marine biodiversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Worm, Boris

$144,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

William Cheung and Boris Worm: 7 shared papers
Daniel Pauly and William Cheung: 3 shared papers
Boris Worm and Michael Dowd: 3 shared papers
Philippe Le Billon and Daniel Pauly: 2 shared papers
Daniel Pauly and Boris Worm: 2 shared papers
Boris Worm and Villy Christensen: 2 shared papers
Stan Matwin and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Philippe Le Billon: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Curtis Suttle: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Brian Copeland: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Natalie Ban: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Tony Charles: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and William Cheung: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Philippe Tortell: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Evgeny Pakhomov: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Villy Christensen: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Tyler Eddy: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Carol McAusland: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Megan Bailey: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Werner Antweiler: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Frederik Noack: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Gerald Singh: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Evan Andrews: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Curtis Suttle: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Brian Copeland: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Natalie Ban: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Tony Charles: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Philippe Tortell: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Evgeny Pakhomov: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Villy Christensen: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Tyler Eddy: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Carol McAusland: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Megan Bailey: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Werner Antweiler: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Frederik Noack: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Gerald Singh: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Evan Andrews: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Brian Copeland: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Natalie Ban: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Tony Charles: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Philippe Tortell: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Evgeny Pakhomov: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Tyler Eddy: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Carol McAusland: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Megan Bailey: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Werner Antweiler: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Frederik Noack: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Gerald Singh: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Evan Andrews: 1 shared paper
Brian Copeland and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Daniel Pauly and Iain McKechnie: 1 shared paper
Iain McKechnie and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Iain McKechnie and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Natalie Ban and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Tony Charles and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Philippe Tortell and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Hal Whitehead and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Evgeny Pakhomov and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Boris Worm and Tyler Eddy: 1 shared paper
Boris Worm and Carol McAusland: 1 shared paper
Boris Worm and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Boris Worm and Megan Bailey: 1 shared paper
Boris Worm and Werner Antweiler: 1 shared paper
Boris Worm and Frederik Noack: 1 shared paper
Boris Worm and Gerald Singh: 1 shared paper
Boris Worm and Evan Andrews: 1 shared paper

Biology
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Dept of Mathematics and Statistics
Department of Zoology at UBC
Oceans and Fisheries, Institute for the
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
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1 shared papers, latest 2021

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