$15 Million Granted from the Pew Charitable Trusts to Sea Around Us at UBC

Over the years, the Pew Charitable Trusts has paid at least $15 million to the Sea Around Us program at UBC. The program's director is Dr. Daniel Pauly.

• $US 2,105,000 in 2000
• $US 2,134,000 in 2000
• $US 300,000 in 2002  (for Dr. Daniel Pauly to communicate about PCBs in farmed salmon).
• $US 2,000,000 in 2002
• $US 560,000 in 2004
• $US 401,000 in 2004
• $US 109,000 in 2004
• $US 298,000 in 2004
• $US 150,000 in 2004
• $US 1,650,000 in 2005
• $US 2,500,000 in 2006
• $US 100,000 in 2007
• $US 723,000 in 2008
• $US 1,172,000 in 2008
• $US 1,328,000 in 2009

When the Hites study about PCBs in farmed salmon was published, Dr. Daniel Pauly of UBC told the press that if his daughter was pregnant, he would tell her to avoid farmed salmon.  In 2002, Dr. Pauly likened salmon farms to floating pig farms.  "They make a terrific mess," he told the L.A. Times.  Three days later, the Pew Chartitable Trusts paid Dr. Pauly $300,000 to publicize the findings of the Hites study.  

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