Rashid Sumaila, FRSC
Rashid Sumaila, FRSC
University Killam Professor
Canada Research Chair (Tier I, Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics)
Email: r.sumaila@oceans.ubc.ca
Office phone: 604-822-0224
Rashid Sumaila’s research focuses on bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, marine protected areas, illegal fishing, climate change, marine plastic pollution, and oil spills. Read More
Research Area
ocean, fisheries, economics, bioeconomic modeling, subsidies, high seas, valuation, infinity fish, climate change, discounting
Curtis Suttle, FRSC CM OC
Curtis Suttle, FRSC CM OC
Distinguished University Professor
Email: suttle@science.ubc.ca
Office phone: 604-822-8610
Dr Suttle is primarily focussed on viruses and their role in the environment. His current work examines viruses and their roles in the oceans, high Arctic, deep mines, aeolian dust, lakes, and migratory-bird ponds. Read More
Research Area
microbial diversity, marine microbiology, biological oceanography, marine viruses, virus diversity, zooplankton, phytoplankton, bacterioplankton, virioplankton
Andrew Trites
Dr Trites oversees the Marine Mammal Research Unit and a research program that involves captive and field studies of seals, sea lions, whales and dolphins. Read More
Amanda Vincent, FRSC
Dr. Amanda Vincent is driven by a determination to protect our oceans. As well as tackling research on pressing problems, Dr. Vincent also mobilizes conservation action to improve the status of marine species and habitats. Read More
Sara Cannon
Sara Cannon
Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
Email: s.cannon@oceans.ubc.ca
Research Area
Mairin Deith
Dr. Mairin Deith is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia, Canada, working with the US Army Corps of Engineers to assess the impacts of dam operations and hatchery practices on wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest. She specializes in simulation modelling, decision analysis, data-limited statistical techniques, and creating software that connects decision makers with scientific tools.
Lauren Eckert
Lauren Eckert
Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
Email: l.eckert@oceans.ubc.ca
Dr. Lauren Eckert is a Conservation Scientist, storyteller, and postdoctoral fellow in the Centre for Indigenous Fisheries. Her work centers equitable approaches to conservation and research, and bridges social and ecological systems, marine and terrestrial systems, and Indigenous knowledge and Western science.
Meaghan Efford
Meaghan Efford
Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow; Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, IOF Extended Learning
Email: m.efford@oceans.ubc.ca
Meaghan is an archaeologist and historical ecologist. Her postdoctoral research focuses on on developing three stackable micMeaghan is an archaeologist and historical ecologist. Her postdoctoral research focuses on on developing three stackable micro-credential courses on the Sustainable Blue Economy (SBE) with the SOI Foundation.
Annie Innes-Gold
Annie Gold-Innes
Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Fisheries Economics Research Unit & UBC Dept. of Mathematics
Annie is conducting interdisciplinary research between IOF and the Department of Mathematics, using mathematical modeling, economics, and biology to inform fisheries management.
Loic Jacquemot
Loic Jacquemot
Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Pelagic Ecosystems Lab
Email: loic.jacquemot42@gmail.com
Dr. Jacquemot is an oceanographer and marine ecologist who specializes in the use of molecular techniques (DNA/RNA metabarcoding and omics) to investigate the diversity and distribution of marine communities and their interactions within marine ecosystems Read More