New sea garden story map showcases Indigenous mariculture practices across the Pacific
The living map synthesizes information about ancestral mariculture across the Pacific Ocean and describes the work that a number of communities are undertaking to reawaken diverse sea gardens.
New FCRRs: Historical Ecology in Burrard Inlet and Reconstructing the pre-contact shoreline of Burrard Inlet
These two new Fisheries Centre Research Reports will help us understand the overpowering changes that colonial settlement and development has had on the marine ecosystems surrounding the Lower Mainland area of British Columbia.
Partnership between UBC researchers, marine stewards and K’ómoks First Nation spawns new microplastics findings
What they found helps illuminate the study of microplastics in the ocean, an area of pollution research that is garnering lots of attention due to the many unknowns about how these particles damage the health of organisms that ingest them.
Salmon from freshwater to the ocean: there and back again
Video for this seminar is now available! Click to watch
Nisga’a scholar launches new Centre for Indigenous Fisheries at UBC
Indigenous fisheries scientist, conservation biologist and Nisga’a Nation member Dr. Andrea Reid joining as Principal Investigator.
PROFILE: Ocean Leaders step outside the lab to connect with communities and solve ocean problems
Ocean Leaders teaches students from across disciplines in the natural and social sciences how to communicate marine research to a broad audience
STUDENT PROFILE: Meaghan Efford
With a background in archaeology, Efford been able to put her unique skillset to use working with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation to create a model of the Burrard Inlet’s pre-colonial contact aquatic ecosystems.
UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries stands with Mi’kmaw Fishers
The Canadian courts have unambiguously recognized the right of the Indigenous fishers to fish to support their livelihoods, and we respect the rule of law and abhor the use of violence for settling disputes.
Mourning the passing of Ronald (Bud) Sparrow
Ronald Sparrow was the defendant in a Supreme Court of Canada precedent, which expressly recognized aboriginal fishing rights.
How small-scale fishers are struggling amid COVID-19 crisis
Researchers explored the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on small-scale fisheries in Canada and worldwide, and provided recommendations on how to support them.