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 ecological mechanics of range shifts in a warming world
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Sunday, Assistant Professor, McGill University

February 28, 2020
11 am
AERL Theatre

Latest News

Amanda Vincent named as finalist for the Indianapolis Prize

The Indianapolis Prize Finalists represent the world's most successful professional wildlife conservationists, biologists and scientists, and their heroic work has saved dozens of animal species and their habitats from extinction.

Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change: UBC study

Diners may soon find more farmed oysters and fewer Atlantic salmon on their plates as climate change warms Canada’s Pacific coast.

William Cheung wins UBC Killam Research Fellowship

This award enables faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave.

Daniel Pauly wins BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award

He, and two others, are being recognized for “their seminal contributions to our understanding of the world’s oceans, and their efforts to protect and conserve marine biodiversity and oceanic ecosystem services in a rapidly changing world.”

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