Tags: Carl Walters, IOF alumni, IOF students, killer whales, Marine mammals, orca, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, pinnipeds, Research, salmon, sea lions, seals, walrus, whales
There are currently 74 Southern Resident killer whales, and this population is listed as endangered in both Canada and the U.S. The species relies on Pacific salmon (Chinook and coho) for food, however these salmon populations have been decreasing for decades.
Tags: Africa, coastal countries, Coastline, finance, fishers, fishing fleets, harmful fisheries subsidies, IOF Research Associates, least developed countries, Louise Teh, low-income fishers, nutrition, Pacific Islands, poverty, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Subsidies
Not only a cheap and accessible food source, fish is also a source of income for low-income fishers working in fisheries. However, relying on fish is becoming a risky gamble.
Mike Kelloway is federal Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
New Fisheries Centre Research Report (FCRR) now available.
The award recognizes exceptional initiative on behalf of the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences, acknowledging Dr. Reid's innovative efforts in developing inclusive spaces for Indigenous content and participation
Apply for the Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program. Deadline: May 15, 2024
Tags: Amanda Vincent, citizen science, Conservation, Faculty, IOF students, iSeahorse, IUCN, Project Seahorse, Research, seahorses
Thanks to diligent observers, seahorses, those enigmatic and charismatic fish, are not only being discovered in new habitats and expanded geographic ranges, they are also being found at new ocean depths. While their capacity for male pregnancy has long fascinated people, new information on sex ratio and pregnancy seasonality has been discovered by, well, you. […]
Researchers at UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries conducted the first study of humpback whale entanglements in B.C. aquaculture facilities.
Tags: Bamfield, bottom trawling, environmental DNA, food security, humpback whales, Indigenous conservation, Indigenous culture, Indigenous history, IOF students, Nuu-chah-nulth Warriors, Pacific Ecology and Evolution, PEEC 2024, Sea Around Us, UBC, UBC Zoology, Vancouver Island
At PEEC 2024, IOF students presented and explored Pacific ecology and evolution research and learned about Indigenous history and conservation efforts along the Pacific Northwest.
This award recognizes demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research by a young faculty member.