
Tags: Animal movement, foraging, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, movement ecology, pathogens, seagulls, SERG, student profiles
Shabnam is a third-year PhD student at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) under the supervision of Marie Auger-Méthé. Her research focuses on the movement ecology, behaviour, and disease dynamics of Larus glaucescens (glaucous-winged gulls) within coastal and urban environments.

Tags: Amanda Vincent, citizen science, community, Faculty, fisheries management, Florida, IOF Research Associates, IOF staff, iSeahorse, Miguel Correia, Project Seahorse, seahorses
“Harnessing Community Science for Seahorse Population Monitoring: Insights from the iSeahorse Program in Tampa Bay” was published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. The study showcases the important role of community science in monitoring seahorse populations to support conservation efforts.

Tags: Awards, Biodiversity, food security, honours, IOF students, public health, Publications, Rashid Sumaila
Congratulations to Verena Rossa-Roccor (IRES) and Aleah Wong (IOF), winners of the 2025 Sumaila-Volvo Graduate Prize in Environmental Sustainability.

Tags: France, IOF students, Marine ecosystems, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sea Around Us, student profiles
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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

It is always sad to say goodbye to our graduating students.

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?