Q & A: Big data meets big (polar) bears
Goal: to learn how polar bears find food and understand how they use wind to guide them in their search for prey.
IOF Dewey Decimates iSchool
Krillers dominate School of Information from start to finish, Win 14-4 in 5 innings
IOF Cell-elebrates Opening Day Against Microbiology
Softball team comes up short in 4 innings, loses 7-8.
Record-breaking heatwaves, aquatic biodiversity, and human communities: BC and beyond
We brought together leading experts in climatology, oceanography, aquatic ecology, and fisheries to share their knowledge about heatwaves and their impacts on biodiversity and dependent human communities.
Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered
New colony of Guadalupe fur seals discovered on El Farallón de San Ignacio Island, Gulf of California
Getting a step closer to understanding how Chinook salmon live
Stable isotope analysis can peel back the curtain to give scientists a view of where fish spend their time, what they’ve been eating, and how they are interacting with other species.
The Killers of California and Oregon
Thirteen years of photo-identification data of killer whales observed in California and Oregon provide new insights into the distribution and population structure of mammal-eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
A few missing fish: US West Coast recreational and discarded catches
United States of America lacks international reporting of recreational catches and fish discarded at sea, which may hinder proper ecosystem-based management efforts
Marine biologist William Cheung named director of UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
The appointment is effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026 with the possibility of an extension
PROFILE: Investigating ocean pollution to “provide solutions, not just answers to questions”
“Anthropogenic stressors are reshaping our ocean – it’s not the same ocean we had 30 or 40 years ago. As academics we need to provide solutions, not just answers to questions.”