Katherine Came
St. Lawrence fishery study tests the benefits of collaboration between scientists, government, management and industry members
Researchers had the opportunity to test the usefulness of a fashionable fisheries management tool called management strategy evaluation (MSE).
Partnership between researchers and whale-watch operators makes for big whale behaviour insights
Based on their findings, the researchers recommended that whale-watchers keep some distance from foraging areas to avoid disturbing the whales while they eat.
In Memoriam – Josef (Joe) Bauer
A much revered fisherman, teacher, student, researcher, environmentalist, and Adjunct Professor with the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and its previous incarnations.
China and the E.U. aren’t the only ones to blame for harmful fisheries subsidies
“Don’t think that just because you’re not providing six billion dollars that you’re not impacting, or potentially impacting the sustainability of the fish stock.”
PROFILE: A universe of undiscovered viruses: Inside the Marine Virology and Microbiology Lab
People need to know that viruses, despite their frightening reputation, have a role to play in Earth’s many ecosystems.
Ecosystem modelling indicates that adding fertilizer to water reservoirs pays off
In the simulated Arrow Lakes Reservoir, fish fared better when nutrients were added to the water, regardless of whether the water flow was high or low.
Small-scale fisheries can back food security efforts in Arabian sea countries
Countries surrounding the Arabian Sea should empower well-managed artisanal and subsistence fisheries to back food security efforts, a new Sea Around Us study suggests.
IOF researchers find simple solution to Kuwait’s blood snapper woes
The change could help repopulate Malabar blood snapper, whose numbers dropped by 95% between 1995 and 2009
Podcasts from FISH 500 class 2020/21
Listen to podcasts prepared by students in the FISH 500 class for academic year 2020/21
Ecosystem modelling paints a devastating picture for top marine predators by 2099
Without effective carbon mitigation the ocean would lose 18% of animal biomass by 2099 relative to the present day.