William E. Ricker Resource Conservation Award (AFS)
Given annually, if warranted, by the American Fisheries Society, to an individual or organization for a singular accomplishment or long-term contributions that advance aquatic resource conservation at a national or international level. Deadline: April 1, 2021
Frontiers of Knowledge Award (BBVA)
Recognize fundamental contributions in a broad array of areas of scientific knowledge, technology, and humanities and artistic creation. Deadline: June 30
Newcomb Cleveland prize (AAAS)
Awarded to the author(s) of an outstanding paper published in the Research Articles or Reports sections of Science. Deadline: June 30, 2018
Jellyfish abound, and may be coming to a dinner plate near you
Lucas Brotz is making a name for himself as Canada’s foremost jellyfish researcher. For the past 10 years he has studied their population dynamics and the growth of jellyfish fishing globally.
For Indigenous communities, fish mean much more than food
Coastal indigenous communities eat 15 times more seafood than non-indigenous people in the same country says article from NF-UBC Nereus Program.
Rashid Sumaila wins UBC’s Killam Faculty Research Prize
This award recognizes faculty member’s “outstanding research and scholarly contributions”. Dr. Sumaila’s research on fisheries economics and the benefits of sustainable fisheries to society on a global scale is both important and timely in today’s political climate.
Better protection needed for Scott Islands marine National Wildlife Area, scientists urge
Signatories to the letter, sent to Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, include IOF’s Amanda Vincent, Daniel Pauly, Kai Chan, and Rashid Sumaila.
Robert Peters Award – Society of Canadian Limnologists
Best aquatic sciences paper published in the preceding year by a Canadian student or a student working in Canada. Deadline: Nomination submission deadline set for the last Friday in August.
Frank Rigler Award – Society of Canadian Limnologists
To recognize and honour major achievements in the field of limnology by Canadians or those working in Canada Deadline: Nomination submission deadline set for the last Friday in August.
Open Water Research Station contributes a decade of discoveries
This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the MMRU Open Water Research Station, a floating laboratory at the centre of a ground-breaking scientific collaboration that has significantly advanced understanding of how nutritionally stressed Steller sea lions forage in the wild.