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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Project Seahorse wins 2025 President’s Fishery Conservation Award

New mega RNA virus may hold the key to mass oyster die-offs

‘Disease detectives’ discover cause of sea star wasting disease that wiped out billions of sea stars

Nations will see half of their straddling stocks moving towards the high seas by 2050

Events

July 1
All day

UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) celebrates its 10th anniversary!

Starting September 2
various times

IOF Orientation for incoming graduate students, researchers, and staff
Various locations

October 2
6:00 pm

SAVE THE DATE

2025 Peter A Larkin Award Lecture
Changing Themes in Salmon Conservation
Dr. Thomas P. Quinn (University of Washington)