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Wildfires could be harming our oceans and disrupting their carbon storage

Wildfires could be harming our oceans and disrupting their carbon storage

Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, recent University of British Columbia research shows.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, carbon, climate change, coastal ecosystems, coastal environment, Fraser River, freshwater, IOF alumni, IOF students, marine ecosystems, pollutants, wildfire

Paper on sustainable trade under CITES is a ‘Rising Star’

Paper on sustainable trade under CITES is a ‘Rising Star’

“A practical approach to meeting national obligations for sustainable trade under CITES” won third place in Conservation Biology’s ‘Rising Star’ award competition.

Posted in 2025, IOF Honours, IOFNews | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, awards, CITES, honours, IOF alumni, Project Seahorse, Publications, Sarah Foster

Celebrating our graduates

Celebrating our graduates

It is always sad to say goodbye to our graduating students.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with graduation, honours, IOF alumni, IOF students

William Cheung wins UBC Alumni Achievement Award

William Cheung wins UBC Alumni Achievement Award

He receives the Research and Innovation, which recognizes the important professional and community contributions of UBC alumni who have consistently demonstrated outstanding social achievements in research and innovation.

Posted in 2024, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with awards, CORU, honours, IOF alumni, Solving FCB, William Cheung

What could be impacting the food source of Southern Resident killer whales?

What could be impacting the food source of Southern Resident killer 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.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Carl Walters, IOF alumni, IOF students, killer whales, marine mammals, orca, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, pinnipeds, salmon, sea lions, seals, walrus, whales

Microplastics may be accumulating at a high rate in endangered Galápagos penguins’ food web

Microplastics may be accumulating at a high rate in endangered Galápagos penguins’ food web

The model predictions showed a rapid increase in microplastic accumulation and contamination across the penguins’ prey organisms resulting in Galápagos penguin displaying the highest level of microplastics per biomass, followed by barracuda, anchovy, sardine, herring, and salema and predatory zooplankton.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Ecuador, Galápagos, IOF alumni, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Juan Jose Alava, microplastics, OPRU, penguins, plastic, pollution

Do a deep dive into… The Falkland Gentoo Penguins!

Do a deep dive into… The Falkland Gentoo Penguins!

Discover the Falkland gentoo penguin and learn from experts at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries!

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with birds, energetics, faculty, Falkland Islands, Gentoo penguins, hemoglobin, IOF alumni, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, penguins, seabirds

Diving, snacking, laying eggs! What do different hemoglobin levels mean for gentoo penguins?

Diving, snacking, laying eggs! What do different hemoglobin levels mean for gentoo penguins?

Gentoo penguins have to food forage before laying eggs. The amount of hemoglobin in their blood may increase diving capacities. Increased diving may mean more tiny penguin chicks.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biology, birds, energetics, faculty, Falkland Islands, foraging, hemoglobin, IOF alumni, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, penguins, reproduction, seabirds

Sea Around Us co-organizes IMPAC5 side event

Sea Around Us co-organizes IMPAC5 side event

The Sea Around Us is co-organizer of the workshop “Marine Biodiversity Knowledges & Governance” taking place on February 2, 2023.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrea Reid, Daniel Pauly, IMPAC5, IOF alumni, Sea Around Us, Seminars and events

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

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