Tags: adjunct faculty, climate change, faculty, FERU, Ibrahim Issifu, Ilyass Dahmouni, IOF Research Associates, Paris Agreement, plastic, pollution, Publications, Rashid Sumaila, recycling, Research
Shifting the focus of intervention to the supply-side, by evaluating the potential environmental and economic outcomes of a voluntary levy on the top 100 plastic producers.
The University of Alberta holds the Ronald O. Ball Lectureship in Food & Agriculture, which allows them to invite an excellent speaker of a stature to attract attention and interest from the University, media, and community, and will highlight current issues in nutrition, food and agriculture.
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IOF community member flex their creative juices for a little bit of ocean & fisheries fun.
New research shows that the growth and lifespan of Parvancorina minchami, small anchor-shaped animals that lived on the seafloor about 550 million years ago, was about four years, that they could reach close to 20 millimetres in length, and that their pace of growth was similar to that of small recent invertebrate.
Tags: Analytics for Leaders in Ocean Management, Deng Palomares, extended learning, Gabriel Reygondeau, Introduction to Aquatic Data Sciences, marine biodiversity, non-credit courses, professional courses
Introduction to Aquatic Data Sciences is designed for professionals and researchers passionate about oceans, fisheries, and sustainable development. Learn more about course, certificate and bursary option here.
Tags: Aboriginal fisheries, eDNA, Hakai Institute, Indigenous fisheries, Margot Hessing-Lewis, Newfoundland, scuba, student profiles, William Cheung
Alejandro (Alex) Schmill is a first-year MSc student, co-supervised by Dr. William Cheung and Dr. Margot Hessing-Lewis of the Hakai Institute.
Tags: Andrew Trites, awards, blue whale, grey whales, Guadalupe fur seals, humpback whales, killer whales, manatees, marine mammals, MMRU, science communications, sea lions, seals, whales
Dr. Andrew Trites has won UBC’s President’s Award for Public Education through Media.
Dr. Rashid Sumaila and Dr. Andrew Trites received King Charles III Commemoration Medals.
Tags: British Columbia, climate change, ecosystems, Global Ocean Modelling, IOF students, ocean ecology, Salish Sea, Villy Christensen
Greig Oldford, PhD Candidate at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) recently co-developed The Hindcast of the Salish Sea (HOTSSea) to address gaps in historical observations.
Tags: Project Seahorse, seahorses
This Valentine’s Day, let’s dive into one of our ocean’s most enchanting love stories—about seahorses. These little romantics don’t just capture our hearts with their quirky looks; they also teach us powerful lessons about loyalty, partnership, and shared responsibility.