“Extinction must not make the decision for us," co-author Daniel Pauly says.
Tags: awards, College of New Scholars, Scientists and Artists (RSC), faculty, Royal Society of Canada, Scientists and Artists (RSC), William Cheung
Dr. Cheung is highly effective in helping local and international communities understand how their actions are affecting the oceans.
Tags: British Columbia, climate change, contaminants, faculty, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, killer whales, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, pollution, Research, salmon, whales, William Cheung
Southern resident killer whales that exist along the Pacific Northeast Coast eat Chinook salmon, and these two predators are impacted by increased pollutant bioaccumulation driven by climate change
Researchers publish first reference ranges for Steller sea lions
Tags: climate change, extinction, faculty, fisheries management, Gabriel Reygondeau, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nereus Program, Research, sustainability, William Cheung
"We can save hundreds of fish stocks from becoming endangered species with sustainable fisheries and low greenhouse gas emissions.”
UBC researchers analysed data from 1,226 voluntary cleanups organized by the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup (GCSC).
Tags: Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, faculty, fish, fisheries management, industrial fishing, Research, Sea Around Us
Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel, but catch only a third of what they did 65 years ago.
Vanessa Fladmark and Melanie Ang are the recipients of the IOF Student Society Travel Grant 2018 – Summer.
Students visited the Greig Salmon Farm and the BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences to better understand salmon farming.
Tags: animal movement, faculty, fieldwork, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, penguins, Research, satellite data, SERG, tagging
Data sent from penguins to space and back to UBC could help researchers determine why the species’ breeding population fluctuates so dramatically.