‘Disease detectives’ discover cause of sea star wasting disease that wiped out billions of sea stars
UBC researchers have identified the bacterial culprit behind sea star wasting disease, solving a decade-long mystery and opening the door to recovery efforts for devastated marine ecosystems.
Dr. Colette Wabnitz named a Falling Walls Foundation’s Women’s Impact Award winner
This award recognises outstanding projects that advance gender equity and generate meaningful societal impact for women and girls.
Nations will see half of their straddling stocks moving towards the high seas by 2050
UBC finds that 37% of straddling stocks are projected to have significant shifts between Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and the high seas by 2030, while more than 50% could do so by 2050.
Scuba diving generates $20 billion annually
Substantial revenue from diving, which depends on healthy ocean ecosystems, offers a new argument for marine conservation
10 Years of IOF
The Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) was officially established on July 1, 2015, however, our roots at UBC stretch back more than 70 years.
Winners of the IOF student awards/scholarships
Congratulations to Tatiana Chamorro, Deniz Coskuner, Jullia Mayer, Grace Melchers, Stephanie Moore, and Samara Polwatta
IOF researchers receive federal research funding
Congratulations to Drs. Brian Hunt, Murdoch McAllister, Evgeny Pakhomov, and Camilla Speller who received funding.
Addressing gendered impacts of climate change and IUU in small-scale fisheries
Researchers investigated the gendered impacts of climate change and IUU fishing and offered community-driven approaches to foster resilience, equity, and sustainability in SSFs across climate-sensitive regions.
IOF PhD student wins Raja Rosenbluth Award for Women in Biological Sciences
Salomé Buglass is a marine scientist leading and supporting research on characterizing deep-water habitats, which led to an exciting discovery of a previously unknown deep-water kelp forest in the Galapagos Marine Reserve.
Wildfires could be harming our oceans and disrupting their carbon storage
Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, recent University of British Columbia research shows.