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IOF student wins Wall Graduate Research Award
PhD student Isabella Morgante’s project is titled “Attributing Ocean Extremes and Fisheries Decline to Climate Change”
Protecting British Columbia’s threatened Deep-Water Fjords
British Columbia’s fjords are unique habitats that are refuge for a wide diversity of cold-water species; how can we maintain their biodiversity?
Extreme Ocean Events Put Global Fisheries at Growing Risk
Global study reveals how extreme marine heat, very low primary productivity, especially when they occur together or in sequence — are associated with sharply higher odds of very low fisheries catches.
Congratulations to new RSC Fellow – Dr. Julian Olden
Incoming UBC faculty member, Dr. Julian Olden, has been elected as a new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
New FCRR: Projected fishmeal and fish-oil requirements under global aquaculture expansion to 2040.
Fisheries Centre Research Report 34(2) is now available
IOF and Forestry welcome world-leading researcher through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1)
Dr. Julian Olden, Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Freshwater Ecosystem Sustainability, will be cross-appointed in the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship, starting in summer 2027.
New seahorse species named after Prof. Amanda Vincent
Hippocampus amandavincentae, named in honour of Prof. Amanda Vincent, director and co-founder of Project Seahorse
Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hamper progress on illegal fishing
Subsidies and fragmented enforcement hamper progress on illegal fishing: New research by professors Rashid Sumaila and Philippe Le Billon published in PNAS underscores why the issue is so persistent, and provides updated estimates on the scope and concentration of industrial scale illegal fishing. Comprehensive analysis published in PNAS underscores why the issue is so persistent, […]
Climate change is supercharging marine invasions, global study finds
Global review reveals warming oceans are making marine invasive species more successful — and highlights critical blind spots that could leave many regions unprepared.
IOF Members Receive SSHRC Discovery Grants
Dr. Simon Donner and Dr. Rashid Sumaila are involved with separate projects that received funding via SHHRC’s Insight Grant Program/