Amanda Vincent named to IUCN Species Survival Commission Steering Committee
She will serve as the Committee’s global marine expert, and will also Chair its Marine Conservation Subcommittee.
William Cheung named Wall Scholar
The Wall Scholars Research Award will allow Dr. Cheung to spend one year in residence at the Institute in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.
Andrew Trites and David Rosen go to Ottawa
They addressed Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending captivity of whales and dolphins), in front of the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
“Whale breath” reveals bacteria threatening endangered killer whales
Bacteria including salmonella and fungi such as penicillium were found in the whales.
HERRING PEOPLE: An Arts-Based Initiative
This event combined art and science to raise awareness of Pacific herring’s role in BC marine ecosystems, aboriginal communities, and commercial fisheries.
Fish evolve by playing it safe
New research supports the creation of more marine reserves in the world’s oceans because fish can evolve to be more cautious and stay away from fishing nets.
Climate change could increase fishing fuel consumption
Postdoctoral and Nereus Program fellow, Vick Lam, discusses how fuel use both contributes to climate change, and in a vicious circle, climate change could also increase fuel use in fishing.
Jellyfish abound, and may be coming to a dinner plate near you
Lucas Brotz is making a name for himself as Canada’s foremost jellyfish researcher. For the past 10 years he has studied their population dynamics and the growth of jellyfish fishing globally.
For Indigenous communities, fish mean much more than food
Coastal indigenous communities eat 15 times more seafood than non-indigenous people in the same country says article from NF-UBC Nereus Program.
Rashid Sumaila wins UBC’s Killam Faculty Research Prize
This award recognizes faculty member’s “outstanding research and scholarly contributions”. Dr. Sumaila’s research on fisheries economics and the benefits of sustainable fisheries to society on a global scale is both important and timely in today’s political climate.