Ph.D. in Oceans and Fisheries, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia 

Dr Abdulrahman Ben-Hasan is an assistant professor in marine resource management at the Marine Science Department, College of Science, Kuwait University. His current areas of research comprise analyzing diverse fisheries contexts that complicate management—like fundamentally weak regulatory agencies, transboundary fish stocks, and escalated market demand.

Fisheries ecology, assessment and management. 

Selected publications:

1. Vahabnezhad, A., Ben-Hasan, A., Huynh Q. C., and Hordyk, A. 2024. “Performance of Length Limits to Sustain a Data- and Capacity-Limited Fishery.” Ocean & Coastal Management 257 (107337).

2. Kawiyani, R., Ben-Hasan, A., Mohsen, K., & Almojil, D. 2024. Status, threats, and conservation considerations of selected marine habitats and organisms in the Arabian/Persian Gulf. Marine Environmental Research, 198(106556).

3. Ben-Hasan, A., A. Vahabnezhad, J. A. Burt, T. Alrushaid, and C. Walters. 2024. “Fishery Implications of Smaller Asymptotic Body Size: Insights from Fish in an Extreme Environment.” Fisheries Research 271 (March): 106918.

4. Alajmi, A., A. Ben-Hasan, T. Alrushaid, A. Vahabnezhad, and D. Pauly. 2023. “Mean Temperature of the Catch Index Can Be Masked by Changes in Catch Composition Unrelated to Ocean Warming.” Fisheries Management and Ecology, October. 

5. Ben-Hasan, A., and M. Daliri. 2022. “Arabian/Persian Gulf Artisanal Fisheries: Magnitude, Threats, and Opportunities.” Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries.

6. Ben-Hasan, A., S. De La Puente, D. Flores, M. C. Melnychuk, E. Tivoli, V. Christensen, W. Cui, C. Walters. 2021. “Constrained Public Benefits From Global Catch Share Fisheries.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (39).

7. Ben-Hasan, A., Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, M. A. Cisneros-Mata, É. A. Jimenez, M. Daliri, A. M. Cisneros-Montemayor, R. J. Nair, S. A. Thankappan, C. J. Walters, and V. Christensen. 2021. “China’s Fish Maw Demand and Its Implications for Fisheries in Source Countries.” Marine Policy 132 (104696): 104696.