Tags: David Rosen, IOF Research Associates, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, sea lions, seals
What impacts do tracking tags have on the behavior and swimming costs of marine mammals?
Tags: Amanda Vincent, conservation, coral, faculty, fishing practices, IOF students, Philippines, Project Seahorse
New research finds dynamite, poison still common fishing methods
Tags: Andrew Trites, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, conservation, faculty, killer whales, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, salmon, whales
Andrew Trites and Brian Hunt are co-PIs on the project to examine how changes in the food web affect the abundance and quality of Chinook salmon in critical habitat areas of the Southern Resident Killer Whale
Researchers predicted that changes in fish community could be reduced by 30 to 80 per cent with a doubling of reef area.
Bestowed by CUFA BC, this award recognizes a specific and recent outstanding contribution to the community beyond the academic.
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.