Gideon Mordecai is named as an Action Canada Fellow
Action Canada selects emerging leaders from across Canada to become Fellows. They represent all sectors, including business, NGOs, science, government and academia. What they share in common is a commitment to Canada and a demonstrated engagement with public policy.
Pelagic Ecosystems Lab wins BC Conservation & Biodiversity Award
The award will fund a project to provide high resolution zooplankton biodiversity data by integrating eDNA, and the Zooscan imaging system, to establish a biodiversity benchmark for the wider BC coast.
Psychological Ballfare
*Editor’s note* The regular softball sportswriter was benched for using the Canadian spelling of “offense” last week. Here at the red white and blue IOF sports desk, we don’t allow that kind of thing.
IOF Shows Up and Kicks Assets
“It was weird to be winning a game for once,” said bench coach Dana “Fisher” Price, “but not weird like the pizza toppings after IOF seminars, weird in a good way.”
Project Seahorse at Faculty and Staff Sports Day
The 14th edition of UBC Vancouver’s Faculty & Staff Sports Day had faculty and staff from a variety of units represented at the event. Project Seahorse fielded the only IOF team.
Killer whales breathe just once between dives, study confirms
A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between dives.
Indigenous data sovereignty and conservation in British Columbia
A collaborative study examined the concept of Indigenous data sovereignty in the context of salmon-bearing ecosystems in BC. The authors argue that successful conservation in the face of cumulative effects and climate change will require scientists to respect and incorporate Indigenous data sovereignty.
Marine sharks and rays ‘use’ urea to delay reproduction
Researchers found that high urea concentrations common in cartilaginous fish, particularly oviparous marine species, allow them to mature and begin to reproduce at a larger fraction of their maximal size.
Salmon Dialogues: JOIN US!
Have ideas on how to rebuild and restore Pacific salmon populations? IOF will host 14 Community Salmon Dialogues across BC seeking input from all community members about the future of Pacific salmon. Join us at one of these events.
What could be impacting the food source of Southern Resident killer whales?
There are currently 74 Southern Resident killer whales, and this population is listed as endangered in both Canada and the U.S. The species relies on Pacific salmon (Chinook and coho) for food, however these salmon populations have been decreasing for decades.