Author: Myriam Khalfallah

I had the privilege of taking part in a panel discussion on digital transformation and artificial intelligence in Tunisia’s agriculture and fisheries sectors, held at the University of Tunis El Manar during the MenAfrica Digital Summit 2025. Our conversation explored how emerging technologies can address the challenges faced by fishers and farmers, and the resulting … Continue reading Contribution to the Panel on Smart Agriculture and Sustainability at the MENAfrica Digital Summit 2025

As climate change reshapes marine ecosystems, communities must adapt. In this special CBC segment “What on Earth?“, I am invited as a guest to share insights on how climate change is transforming fisheries and how adaptation strategies can turn ecological challenges into sustainable solutions. Continue reading Featured on the CBC podcast “What on Earth?”

I am pleased to share that the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia has featured a profile on my journey and work as a global fisheries scientist. You can read more about it via the link below: https://science.ubc.ca/alumni/notes/alum-pushing-truly-global-fisheries-science Continue reading Profile by UBC Science: Alum pushing for truly global fisheries science

Our most recent publication has been covered by Nature Middle East , to whom my co-authors and I are grateful. Continue reading Featured in Nature Middle East: Egyptian fisheries need urgent action to combat effects of overexploitation and climate change

Our scientific paper “Once Upon a Century, the Egyptian Mediterranean Fisheries (1920-2019), as affected by ‘fishing down’ and climate change” is now published in ‘Ocean and Coastal Management’.Thanks to Daniel Pauly and to my Egyptian co-authors for their invaluable contributions and special thanks to Margaret Atwood for so kindly supporting this research! Here is the link to the paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106831 Continue reading New Paper Alert

I had the opportunity to talk about lobbying by the plastics industry and other related topics. You can listen on http://www.inkyfadapodcast.com . Synopsis: Two Aliens whose planet was destroyed by plastics came down to Earth to study the issue of plastics. In this episode, they visited the (believed or not) Plastic Expo in Tunis (http://www.plasticexpo.com.tn). They … Continue reading Podcast Interview