UBC seahorse expert wins world’s top animal conservation award
Amanda Vincent becomes first marine conservationist to win Indianapolis Prize
FCRR – The catch and trade of seahorses in India pre-ban
This FCRR report documents the first seahorse trade surveys and analyses conducted by Project Seahorse in India, in 1999.
Return of ‘the Blob’ could intensify climate change impacts on Northeast Pacific fisheries
A large marine heatwave would double the rate of the climate change impacts on fisheries species in the northeast Pacific by 2050
Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet
How did the Burrard Inlet look like in the past, compared to how it is now? What were the fishing, food source, and maritime resources there, and how did this habitat change over time?
Gulf of Alaska 2020 Expedition update
A second research expedition to study the winter ecology of salmon in the Gulf of Alaska is underway.
FCRR – Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea II
The second collection of articles by Daniel Pauly and colleagues that were deemed not suitable for peer-reviewed scientific journals, but which readers may find of interest.
New use for museum fish specimens
Some fish are difficult to reach and a museum specimen may be the only known representative of the species. Using preserved fish specimens is a more precise way to learn.
Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries
UBC study assembled and presented the first quantitative estimates of catch by women and the associated value of what is brought to shore, on a global scale.
Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least
Eight to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate market between $9 and $17 billion in trade each year.
Amanda Vincent named as finalist for the Indianapolis Prize
The Indianapolis Prize Finalists represent the world’s most successful professional wildlife conservationists, biologists and scientists, and their heroic work has saved dozens of animal species and their habitats from extinction.