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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What do differences in animal behaviour reveal about the decline of Steller sea lions in Alaska?

More than 50 years of studying Steller sea lion behaviour has yielded one of the most complete life history descriptions for any species of marine mammal.

Q & A: Big data meets big (polar) bears

Goal: to learn how polar bears find food and understand how they use wind to guide them in their search for prey.

Record-breaking heatwaves, aquatic biodiversity, and human communities: BC and beyond

Video from event is now available

Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered

New colony of Guadalupe fur seals discovered on El Farallón de San Ignacio Island, Gulf of California

Getting a step closer to understanding how Chinook salmon live

Stable isotope analysis can peel back the curtain to give scientists a view of where fish spend their time, what they’ve been eating, and how they are interacting with other species.

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