Tags: British Columbia, Christopher Harley, CORU, ecosystems, faculty, Indigenous fisheries, Indigenous Knowledge, marine ecosystems, Research, salmon, seafood, shellfish, William Cheung
The sockeye population has been in decline for a century - since 1913, returns in the Skeena River have dropped by 75% - and while there are many factors at play, says Dr. William Cheung, “climate change is definitely one of them.”
Tags: biodiversity, carbon footprint, Christopher Harley, climate change, ecosystems, marine ecosystems, microplastics, plastic, seafood, William Cheung
In the face of declining fish stocks like sockeye salmon, marine heatwaves and massive coastal die-offs, it can sometimes feel as though protecting our ocean ecosystems is a hopeless task. But there are things we can do.
Tags: British Columbia, faculty, FERU, fisheries economics, ocean economy, Rashid Sumaila, Research, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
The ocean is very valuable to B.C., in terms of GDP, jobs, and income.
Tags: Deng Palomares, IOF Research Associates, ocean ecology, Research, Sea Around Us, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
New research examined the progress of the UN's “Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Life Below Water”, and more than 70% of countries have not achieved a single target so far.
Tags: fish stocks, IOF students, Marine protected areas, ocean economy, Research, Sea Around Us, small-scale fisheries
Knowledge provided by local non-governmental organizations, academics, civil servants, journalists, and fishers can be valuable for evaluating the effectiveness of countries’ marine protected areas.
Tags: climate change, Daniel Pauly, fish stocks, Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT), Sea Around Us
A physiological explanation and an evolutionary explanation related to the moment fish become sexually active – and spawn for the first time – have turned out to be two sides of the same coin
Grey whales face many threats ranging from entanglements and ship strikes, to loss of habitat and reduced prey availability. Researchers are collecting data this summer needed to quantify and mitigate these threats.
Tags: British Columbia, Carl Walters, climate change, faculty, food security, IOF students, killer whales, Pacific, salmon, sea lions, Villy Christensen, whales
The animals have been in an energy deficit, averaged across spring, summer and fall, for six of the last 40 years.
Tags: Aboriginal fisheries, awards, Indigenous fisheries, Indigenous Knowledge, IOF students, jellyfish
UBC doctoral student Jessica Schaub is about to set off on an international tour of jellyfish
Tags: CORU, FERU, IPCC, Marine protected areas, NGO, overfishing, policy, Rashid Sumaila, United Nations (UN), William Cheung
Dr. William Cheung & Dr. Rashid Sumaila are off to Portugal for the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), being held June 27 to July 1. Will participate in special side event: Fisheries Management as Climate Action, on June 26.