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[Internal] Call for Applications – Director Search – Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF)

[Internal] Call for Applications – Director Search – Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF)

William Cheung’s term as Director of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries will conclude on June 30, 2026. A search committee has been formed to conduct an internal UBC search for the next Director of the Institute. The position is open to all qualified candidates holding a tenured professorial rank, with strong preference being […]

Posted in IOFNews | Tagged with IOF announcement, William Cheung

When the ocean loses its breath

When the ocean loses its breath

Oxygen is invisible, but it quietly decides where marine life can live, how it behaves, and how productive ecosystems can be.

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with biology, deoxygenation, faculty, Hongsik Kim, IOF alumni, IOF students, IUCN, marine ecosystems, marine science, ocean, ocean ecology, ocean economy, oxygen, Rashid Sumaila

When the ocean changes the rules for Wild Salmon

When the ocean changes the rules for Wild Salmon

One of the threats salmon face has a deceptively gentle name: thiamine deficiency complex.

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Anna McLaskey, biology, Brian Hunt, Chinook salmon, climate change, coastal ecosystems, ecosystems, faculty, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF Research Associates, Jacob Lerner, marine ecosystems, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, salmon, thiamine

Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé selected as a Science meets Parliament delegate

Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé selected as a Science meets Parliament delegate

As part of the Science meets Parliament program, she will spend time in Victoria, working with provincial leadership on on environment and ecology issues.

Posted in 2026, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, honours, Marie Auger-Methe, statistical ecology

International Women in STEM Day at IOF: Science that Protects Oceans, Communities, and Futures

International Women in STEM Day at IOF: Science that Protects Oceans, Communities, and Futures

IOF is highlighting a few of the women across the Institute whose work shows what science looks like when it is built for impact.

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, Research | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Amanda Vincent, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, CIF, Dianne Newell, faculty, Indigenous fisheries, International Day of Women and Girls In Science, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF students, kelp, Kelp forests, Salome Buglass, Sara Cannon, women, Women in Science

American manatee

Following manatees across changing coastlines

A special focus on Lesser-Known Marine Mammals

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brazil, Carol Meirelles, conservation, freshwater, habitats, manatees, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, MMRU, strandings

Collectivizing Indigenous Knowledge: Reflections on the Taikura Tri-Academy Indigenous Summit

Collectivizing Indigenous Knowledge: Reflections on the Taikura Tri-Academy Indigenous Summit

Centre for Indigenous Fisheries MSC student Kahsennarò:roks Deom attended the Taikura Tri-Academy Indigenous Summit in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Posted in 2026, IOFNews | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, conferences, Indigenous conservation, Indigenous culture, Indigenous fisheries, Indigenous Knowledge, IOF students, New Zealand

Not all waves are created equal

Not all waves are created equal

It was found that when elevated water levels and the right wave direction line up, inundation risk jumps. This is particularly true during El Niño, when regional sea level sits higher.

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with atolls, climate change, faculty, IOF students, Kiribati, Pacific Islands, Pacific Ocean, rising waters, Simon Donner, waves

Dr. Rashid Sumaila appointed to the Nature Conservancy’s Global Board of Directors

Dr. Rashid Sumaila appointed to the Nature Conservancy’s Global Board of Directors

“Dr. Sumaila’s groundbreaking research and advocacy have been instrumental in shaping international ocean policy, including the historic High Seas Treaty,” said Jennifer Morris, CEO of The Nature Conservancy.

Posted in 2026, IOF Honours, IOFNews | Tagged with awards, honours, Rashid Sumaila

Breaking down research silos to understand a shifting Salish Sea

Breaking down research silos to understand a shifting Salish Sea

The Sentinels of Change Alliance shows what’s possible when collaboration is a foundation, not an add-on

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Alyssa Gehman, biodiversity, biodiversity conservation, British Columbia, Christopher Harley, climate change, coastal ecosystems, coastal environment, coastline, conservation, ecology, fieldwork, Hakai Coastal Initiative, Pacific Ocean, Salish Sea, Sentinels of Change

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