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Aboriginal fisheries

Salmon from freshwater to the ocean: there and back again

Salmon from freshwater to the ocean: there and back again

Video for this seminar is now available! Click to watch

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Webinars | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Andrea Reid, Brian Hunt, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, food webs, freshwater, High Seas, Indigenous fisheries, IOF alumni, IOF students, salmon, William Cheung

Nisga’a scholar launches new Centre for Indigenous Fisheries at UBC

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.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Andrea Reid, Canada, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, Indigenous fisheries

PROFILE: Ocean Leaders step outside the lab to connect with communities and solve ocean problems

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

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, China, fieldwork, fishmeal, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Ocean Leaders, Research, science communications, Simon Donner, Tsleil-Waututh Nation

STUDENT PROFILE: Meaghan Efford

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.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, Student Profiles | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Ecopath, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Vancouver, Villy Christensen

UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries stands with Mi’kmaw Fishers

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.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Canada, Indigenous fisheries

Mourning the passing of Ronald (Bud) Sparrow

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.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, British Columbia, In memoriam, Indigenous fisheries

How small-scale fishers are struggling amid COVID-19 crisis

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.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, COVID-19, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Nathan Bennett, OceanCanada, pandemic, Research, small-scale fisheries

Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet

Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet

How did the Burrard Inlet look like in the past, compared to how it is now? What were the fishing, food source, and maritime resources there, and how did this habitat change over time?

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, climate change, environment, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Ocean Leaders, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Vancouver

Rapidly changing Arctic fisheries potential requires comprehensive management

Rapidly changing Arctic fisheries potential requires comprehensive management

Unmitigated climate change could net fisheries in the Arctic 37 times more fish than current annual catch amounts by the end of the century

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Arctic, Canada, climate change, faculty, fish stocks, fisheries management, Indigenous fisheries, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

How much microplastic is there in the BC marine food web?

How much microplastic is there in the BC marine food web?

Researchers are concerned with the amount of microplastics consumed by zooplankton and herring, which are foundational species in BC’s regional marine food webs.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, faculty, herring, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Juan Jose Alava, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, plastic, Research

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