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

Events

IOF Seminar

The rise and fall of coralline algae: Evolutionary, morphological, and ecological trends
Speaker: Dr. Patrick Martone, Professor, UBC Botany & Biodiversity Research Centre

November 8, 2019
11 am
AERL Theatre

Latest News

Figuring out total human impact on biodiversity

A new methodology for documenting the cumulative human impacts on biodiversity, dubbed EPOCH - for Evaluation of Population Change - was developed by scientists from Europe, Asia, and North America.

Aerial drones offer new perspective on resident killer whale behaviour

Scientists got a rare glimpse into the underwater behaviour of killer whales off the B.C. coast, with the help of aerial drones.

New FCRR – The catch and trade of seahorses in the Philippines post-CITES

This Fisheries Centre Research Report was produced by Project Seahorse and the Zoological Society of London-Philippines, and carried out in collaboration with the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Theory explains biological reasons that force fish to move poleward as climate change heats up the ocean

Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory, known as GOLT, explains the biological reasons that force fish to move poleward when the waters heat-up due to climate change

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turtle

artisinal fishing

seahorse

trawler

holding fish

fish market

dolphins

krill

kitty

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