Pyrosomes appearing in BC waters
Pyrosomes are free drifting tunicates, gelatinous zooplankton typically found in tropical and sub-tropical oceans
Project Seahorse celebrates 20 years of advancing marine conservation
They have integrated research and management, from community to global scales, to make a difference for seahorses and the seas.
Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award (CUFA BC)
For sustained outstanding contributions to the community through research or other scholarly activities. Deadline: January 26, 2018
Early in Career Award (CUFA BC)
The Early in Career Award recognizes outstanding contributions made by scholars at relatively early stages in their careers. Deadline: January 26, 2018
Ehor Boyanowsky Academic of the Year Award (CUFA BC)
Recognizes a specific and recent outstanding contribution to the community through research or other scholarly activity by an individual/group at any stage of their career. Deadline: January 26, 2018
Early Career Awards (CSEE)
Recognizes outstanding accomplishments and promising future research potential in ecology and evolution by scientists early in their career. Deadline: January 26, 2018
Ten million tonnes of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks
Almost 10% of the world’s total catch in the last decade was discarded due to poor fishing practices and inadequate management.
Illegal foreign fishing and lack of reporting threaten Sierra Leone’s fisheries sector
The study estimates that more than 42,000 tonnes of fish were caught illegally in 2015 alone.
For Canada’s 150th anniversary, fisheries scientists want concrete action
In an essay in the new book, REFLECTIONS OF CANADA, fisheries scientists Daniel Pauly, Rashid Sumaila and William Cheung mark a roadmap of what can be done to rebuild Canada’s fish stocks.
Croonian Medal and Lecture (Royal Society of London)
This prize lecture is the premier lecture in the biological sciences and is delivered annually at the Royal Society in London. Deadline: 18.00 GMT on 29 January 2018