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.
Tags: biodiversity, Brian Hunt, Canada, climate change, faculty, fieldwork, fish, marine mammals, ocean ecology, plankton
Research team collected water samples along Canada's coasts to examine for trace amounts of DNA shed by organisms into the surrounding environment.
Ambassador of France to Canada, Kareen Rispal, awarded Daniel Pauly the Chevalier de la Légion D’Honneur.
The report, produced by the Fish Tracker Initiative in collaboration with the Sea Around Us, states that 32% of the 97 stocks targeted by fishing giants are overfished.
Tags: Brian Hunt, Evgeny Pakhomov, faculty, fieldwork, fish, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF students, ocean ecology, plankton, pyrosomes
The research voyage focused on establishing the relationship between open ocean production and coastal fisheries off southeastern Australia.
The 2017 Volvo Environment Prize has been awarded to Dr. Rashid Sumaila, professor in UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries for his innovative work in fisheries economics and sustainable governance of ocean resources.
Tags: Brian Hunt, Canada, faculty, fieldwork, fish, Hakai Institute, ocean ecology, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab
Dr. Hunt will conduct research for the Trans-Canada eDNA Biodiversity Mapping Project.
Tags: Brian Hunt, British Columbia, faculty, fish, Hakai Coastal Initiative, Hakai Institute, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, salmon
“Salmon are one of the most culturally, ecologically, and economically important fish in British Columbia, however, their stocks have been declining," said Program leader, Dr. Brian Hunt
Species most at-risk include the Eastern Australian salmon, yellowbar angelfish, toli shad, sohal surgeonfish and spotted grouper.