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Tags: IOF students
Anna is a second-year PhD student at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries under the supervision of Daniel Pauly. Her research focuses on understanding the fisheries and their impact on the marine ecosystem in the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon to infer relevant fishery regulations. To do so, she is studying the local […]
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Tags: Arctic, Atlantic, biodiversity conservation, Brian Hunt, Canada, Climate change, Conservation, eDNA, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Loïc Jacquemot, Pacific, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab
The ability to detect the distribution of not only widespread, but also rare and endangered, species using eDNA allows researchers to identify critical habitats and biodiverse areas requiring protection.
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Tags: Africa, Africa-UBC Visiting Fellows Program, Awards, biodiversity conservation, Conservation, East Africa, food security, food webs, honours, South Africa, West Africa
The Program is extremely pleased to announce the selection of its inaugural laureates: Dr. Cynthia A. Adinortey (Ghana) and Dr. Antony Otinga Oteng’o (Kenya).
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Tags: Evelyn Pinkerton, in memoriam
Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton was a revered scholar, teacher, and pioneer in the fields of maritime anthropology and environmental management. She passed away peacefully on November 6, 2024 at the age of 81.
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Tags: Awards, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Burrard Inlet, coastal environment, eDNA, Faculty, honours, IOF students, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, urban environment, wastewater, watersheds
These awards are one of the largest internal award programs at any university in North America. The suite of awards will support the research activities of tenure-track faculty members at all stages of their career, and those of Master’s and doctoral students.
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It is always sad to say goodbye to our graduating students.
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Tags: Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Coastal Rainforest Margins Research Network, extreme weather, land-ocean system, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, pollution, Washington
What is the significance of these myriad small streams to the surrounding ocean, so important to people’s livelihoods, culture, and well-being in British Columbia?
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Tags: Andrew Trites, birth, Claudia Hernández-Camacho, Guadalupe fur seals, harassment, Mexico, MMRU, seals
Breeding activity at the second breeding site in the San Benito archipelago inspired hope for the species' recovery, but researchers were shocked by the disturbing behaviour they observed from immature males, which may jeopardize this progress.
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Tags: Andrea Reid, Awards, honours, Kii’iljuus Barbara Wilson, Marie Auger-Methe, Royal Society of Canada, William Cheung
Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé & Dr. Andrea Reid inducted into RSC's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists on November 8, 2024
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Deadline for applications or nominations is November 30, 2024