A large marine heatwave would double the rate of the climate change impacts on fisheries species in the northeast Pacific by 2050
Tags: Aboriginal fisheries, Climate change, environment, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Ocean Leaders, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Vancouver
How did the Burrard Inlet look like in the past, compared to how it is now? What were the fishing, food source, and maritime resources there, and how did this habitat change over time?
Tags: Brian Hunt, Evgeny Pakhomov, International Year of the Salmon, IOF students, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, Research, salmon
A second research expedition to study the winter ecology of salmon in the Gulf of Alaska is underway.
The second collection of articles by Daniel Pauly and colleagues that were deemed not suitable for peer-reviewed scientific journals, but which readers may find of interest.
Tags: Daniel Pauly, Faculty, fish, Research, Sea Around Us, Species distribution, Species extinction
Some fish are difficult to reach and a museum specimen may be the only known representative of the species. Using preserved fish specimens is a more precise way to learn.
Tags: Daniel Pauly, Faculty, FERU, fisheries economics, Gender, IOF postdoctoral fellows, OceanCanada, Research, Sarah Harper, Sea Around Us, Small-scale fisheries, Women
UBC study assembled and presented the first quantitative estimates of catch by women and the associated value of what is brought to shore, on a global scale.
Tags: Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, FERU, fish stocks, fisheries management, Illegal fishing, IUU, Marine catches, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Sea Around Us
Eight to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate market between $9 and $17 billion in trade each year.
The Indianapolis Prize Finalists represent the world's most successful professional wildlife conservationists, biologists and scientists, and their heroic work has saved dozens of animal species and their habitats from extinction.
Tags: Aquaculture, Climate change, CORU, Faculty, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, mariculture, Muhammed Oyinlola, Nereus Program, Research, William Cheung
Diners may soon find more farmed oysters and fewer Atlantic salmon on their plates as climate change warms Canada’s Pacific coast.
This award enables faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave.