Tags: David Rosen, IOF students, Kelp forests, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, MMRU, Pacific Ocean, sea otters, sea urchins, tidal zones, Vancouver Aquarium
These furry marine mammals seem to have bottomless stomachs — what does that mean for the habitats and species around them?
Tags: biodiversity, climate change, diversity, EDI, inclusion, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, solution science, tropical majority, tropics, United Nations (UN)
We are in the UN Decade of Ocean Science and that means prioritizing diversity and inclusion in all decision-making processes
Tags: deep sea mining, fish stocks, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, mineral deposits, tuna, Vancouver
Sourcing for car batteries and rare earth metals in the deep-sea — what does this mean for the tuna fish? IOF author takes a look into the possible consequences of mining into the deep, dark ocean.
Tags: faculty, Ilyass Dahmouni, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine protected areas, MPAs, ocean protection, overfishing, Rashid Sumaila, Research
MPAs must be carefully designed using ecosystem approaches that incorporate fully and partially protected areas without interfering with the right to fish for those whose livelihoods are dependent on access to marine areas and fish stock.
Without rapid adaptation or aggressive mitigation tactics, climate change is projected to induce profound negative consequences on future fisheries production in Europe.
Tags: climate change, global policy, Ibrahim Issifu, IOF postdoctoral fellows, policy, UNEP, United Nations (UN)
Researchers are urging the United Nations to get rid of stringent entry requirements for government-funded scientists at independent institutions to allow for greater scientific input on climate change mitigation.
Tags: aquaculture, British Columbia, Chile, Curtis Suttle, faculty, Hakai Institute, Research, salmon, salmon lice, science, viruses
More than 30 previously unknown RNA viruses in sea lice have been identified by UBC researchers. Sea lice are parasitic copepods (small crustaceans) found in many fresh and saltwater habitats and have been implicated in the decline of wild salmon populations.
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!
Tags: East Africa, FERU, Ibrahim Issifu, IOF postdoctoral fellows, microplastics, plastic, pollution, Solving FCB, water, West Africa
In some African countries, the rate of single-use plastic waste is increasing. Article from the Solving FCB unit.
Tags: faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, ocean, science, United Nations (UN), World Ocean Day
Discover what the ocean means to us here at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries!