Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

INSTITUTE FOR THE OCEANS AND FISHERIES

Today’s global society has a responsibility to conserve freshwater and ocean ecosystems and sustainably manage fish stocks for future generations. In collaboration with partners in Canada and around the world, the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries is working towards a world in which our freshwater and ocean systems are healthy and their resources are used sustainably and equitably. Learn more

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Pacific salmon are highly sensitive to ocean acidification – regardless of how much they eat

IOF faculty selected as authors for the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report

Project Seahorse wins 2025 President’s Fishery Conservation Award

New mega RNA virus may hold the key to mass oyster die-offs

Events

Starting September 2
UPDATED
various times

UPDATED
IOF Orientation for incoming graduate students, researchers, and staff
Various locations

September 10
7:00 pm

Nerd Nite v. 58
Featuring IOF alum Julia Adelsheim
Otterly Hungry: How sea otters shape their ecosystems through diet
Fox Cabaret

September 12
11:00 am

IOF SEMINARS SERIES
Viruses as sculptors of marine ecosystem
Dr. Curtis Suttle
AERL Theatre

October 2
6:00 pm

SAVE THE DATE
2025 Peter A Larkin Award Lecture
Changing Themes in Salmon Conservation
Dr. Thomas P. Quinn (University of Washington)