Teams gathered for a weekend to build practical tech solutions to endemic problems defined by the world’s most respected fisheries experts
Tags: Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Climate change, Evgeny Pakhomov, Faculty, Fieldwork, IOF students, jellyfish, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab
Jellyfish blooms are becoming more widespread and scientists ate looking for ways to better understand them.
Professor and Wall Scholar, Chris Harley, shows how mussels and sea stars interact as an example of how climate change is impacting marine life on the coast of British Columbia.
The group worked on the project proposal for "Cetaceans and Ocean Health in South America: Developing Regional Capacities and Coordination for Mercury Research, Biomonitoring and Mitigation".
Tags: Climate change, Colette Wabnitz, fisheries management, IOF Research Associates, Nereus Program, Small-scale fisheries
Financial aid to fisheries in developing countries has declined by 30 percent, finds a new study from UBC and Stockholm Resilience Centre researchers.
“Restricting fisheries activities to coastal waters is economically and environmentally sensible,” said Dr. Rashid Sumaila in a National Geographic article.
He was presented with this prestigious award at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on November 29, 2017.
Tags: Aboriginal fisheries, British Columbia, Canada, Indigenous fisheries, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nathan Bennett, OceanCanada
Indigenous and coastal communities in Canada are increasingly finding that the ocean and marine resources are off limits.
Tags: Amanda Vincent, CITES, FCRR, IOF Research Associates, Project Seahorse, Publications, Sarah Foster, seahorses
This newly released Fisheries Centre Research Report looks at the difficulties that Viet Nam experienced as they tried to implement CITES required export controls for seahorses.
“Cumberland Sound serves as a habitat for feeding and moulting,” said Sarah Fortune, a PhD student at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.