Tags: Aboriginal fisheries, Chinook salmon, First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance, fish farms, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gideon Mordecai, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), salmon, salmon lice, viruses
It identifies key flaws that led DFO to conclude that T. maritimum is unlikely to cause disease in wild fish, and that PRV is not an infectious disease agent – despite credible scientific evidence to the contrary.
Tags: Aboriginal fisheries, British Columbia, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, Chinook salmon, Indigenous conservation, Indigenous fisheries, Indigenous Knowledge, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Pacific Ocean, salmon, Sara Cannon, stewardship
Indigenous stewardship needs to be recognized and supported, giving First Nations and local communities clear decision making authority.
Tags: faculty, Ibrahim Issifu, IOF postdoctoral fellows, plastic, Rashid Sumaila, recycling, Research, supply chain
Reusable cups and bottles can cut carbon, waste, and costs if return and washing systems are in place.
Fellows of the RSC are distinguished Canadians from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities, the sciences, as well as in public life.
Tags: acidification, adjunct faculty, Andrea Frommel, aquaculture, Brian Hunt, faculty, fish farms, fishing farms, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Research, salmon, UBC Land and Food Systems
Climate change is driven in part by excess carbon dioxide emissions, much of which is absorbed by the ocean, a process known as ocean acidification.
Dr. William Cheung and Dr. Rashid Sumaila are the only UBC faculty members selected as authors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7)
This award, given by the American Fisheries Society, is presented for singular accomplishments or long-term contributions that advance aquatic resource conservation at a regional or local level
Tags: British Columbia, climate change, Curtis Suttle, faculty, oyster farms, oysters, Pacific Ocean, Research, UBC EOAS, viruses
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada.
‘Disease detectives’ discover cause of sea star wasting disease that wiped out billions of sea stars
Tags: Alyssa Gehman, Hakai Institute, marine diseases, Pacific Ocean, sea stars, sea urchins, UBC EOAS
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.
This award recognises outstanding projects that advance gender equity and generate meaningful societal impact for women and girls.