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 Outlaw Ocean: A conversation with Ian Urbina
Speaker: Ian Urbina, New York Times investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner

This event is SOLD OUT!!! However, it will be broadcast live at: https://www.facebook.com/sea.aroundus.7/

January 24, 2020
11 am
AERL Theatre

Latest News

New assessment method reveals many fish stocks are in urgent need of sustainable management

The new method revealed that several fish stocks across oceans are far below internationally agreed minimum levels and in urgent need of sustainable management.

Image: “Aquaculture” by Michael Chu, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

New FCRR – Dynamic Integrated Marine Climate, Biodiversity, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Market Model (DIVERSE)

This report documents a newly developed model to project future pathways to seafood sustainability under global change.

Go walrus, go!

Walruses live in the rapidly changing Arctic. Dr. David Rosen is trying to figure out how climate change will impact the health of young walruses.

Fish that are highly valued by Chinese consumers, such as largehead hairtail, would grow in value and in amounts caught if industrial fisheries increased the mesh size of their nets

Tweets by UBCOceans

turtle

artisinal fishing

seahorse

trawler

holding fish

fish market

dolphins

krill

kitty

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