Dr. Richard Beamish to deliver the 12th Larkin Lecture on October 29, 2015.
What the past tells us about the future of fisheries and oceans research in British Columbia
Dr. Richard Beamish, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
Vancouver, B.C.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Pacific salmon dominated the fishery and captured the attention of science and management in BC. Pacific herring were recovering from a collapse, the groundfish fishery was getting started, shellfish were important, but received little attention and aquaculture was mostly a dream. All this changed beginning in the 1980s. At the same time, there were undetected changes in the ocean that ultimately affected the dynamics of many species. Science now recognizes the impacts of climate and ocean ecosystem changes on seafood production in British Columbia, but the associated research remains generally fragmented. The new Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia can provide the focus and leadership that will be essential for the stewardship of our ocean ecosystems and the production of seafood in a future that will be full of surprises.
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