Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

INSTITUTE FOR THE OCEANS AND FISHERIES

Today’s global society has a responsibility to conserve freshwater and ocean ecosystems and sustainably manage fish stocks for future generations. In collaboration with partners in Canada and around the world, the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries is working towards a world in which our freshwater and ocean systems are healthy and their resources are used sustainably and equitably. Learn more

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Nominate for the 2026 Peter A Larkin Award and Lecture

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Events

December 5
11:00 am

IOF SEMINAR SERIES
Maya Greene: Conservation Co-Benefits of the Blue Carbon Ecosystems of James Bay
Vicky Lee: Seasonal Dynamics in Fish Growth: Rethinking Length-Weight Relationships in Freshwater Systems
Binyue Lu: Gull movement in relation to forage fish spawning events
Soleil Michaud: Hidden Vulnerabilities: Assessing Trait and Nutritional Risks in Sub-Arctic Forage Fish
Emma Shuparski: Unseen Collisions: Quantifying Under-Reported Vessel Strikes on Humpback Whales
LIVE ONLY: AERL Theatre

December 9
9:00 am

PhD Defense – Alexander Duncan
Ginebigomeg (Petromyzon marinus): Indigenous Governance, Sea Lamprey, and the Politics of Aquatic Invasion in the Great Lakes
Zoom