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Katherine Came
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Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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Office: 604-UBC-NEWS [604-822-6397]

Arctic

As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns

As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns

Climate change and loss of sea ice is creating stressors for these animals, and they are adapting to a new life in the Arctic.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Animal movement, Arctic, Climate change, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marie Auger-Methe, migration, SERG, whales

Food for seals and other Arctic predators is shrinking — literally

Food for seals and other Arctic predators is shrinking — literally

Unchecked climate change may leave some Arctic predators, such as seals and whales, surviving off of marine “junk food”.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Animal movement, Arctic, fish stocks, IOF students, seals, SERG

Kyra St. Pierre wins Banting Fellowship

Kyra St. Pierre wins Banting Fellowship

The fellowship, for postdoctoral fellows, is to develop recipients’ leadership potential and is granted based on the applicant’s research excellence, the quality of their proposed research, and the match between the applicant and the strategic priorities of their academic institute.

Posted in 2021, IOF Honours, IOFNews, Research | Tagged with Arctic, Awards, Climate change, Freshwater, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine ecosystems, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, pollution

Rowenna Gryba

Indigenous Knowledge is helping statisticians better understand a changing Arctic

Posted in 2021, IOFNews | Tagged with Alaska, Animal movement, Arctic, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, SERG, statistical ecology, tagging

Research into bowhead whales finds unique foraging behaviour

Research into bowhead whales finds unique foraging behaviour

Understanding the needs of bowheads is a crucial first step taken to learn how they will respond to climate change.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Arctic, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Sarah Fortune, whales

Bowhead whales feed year-round in Cumberland Sound, Nunavut

Bowhead whales feed year-round in Cumberland Sound, Nunavut

Satellite telemetry and time-depth recorders are providing new and surprising insights into the secret lives of bowhead whales

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Arctic, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Sarah Fortune, whales

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

In the Arctic, little protection for the most important conservation areas

In the Arctic, little protection for the most important conservation areas

The researchers found that areas crucial for Arctic marine predators are largely left unprotected.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Animal movement, Arctic, Conservation, Faculty, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, Marine Mammal Research Unit, satellite data, SERG, tagging

Bowhead whales come to Cumberland Sound in Nunavut to exfoliate

Bowhead whales come to Cumberland Sound in Nunavut to exfoliate

“Cumberland Sound serves as a habitat for feeding and moulting,” said Sarah Fortune, a PhD student at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Arctic, Fieldwork, IOF students, Marine mammals, whales

Apex marine predators affected by human-made pollutants and climate change

Apex marine predators affected by human-made pollutants and climate change

Human contaminants, exacerbated by climate change, are impacting polar bears, killer whales.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Arctic, Climate change, Contaminants, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Juan Jose Alava, Marine mammals, pollution, whales

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