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.
Daniel Pauly receives 2024 Sartún Award
During the 2024 Meeting of the Seas held in Tenerife, Spain, Dr. Daniel Pauly, was granted the Sartún Award, in recognition of his +40-year career working for the protection of the global ocean.
IOF faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada
Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé’s Canada Research Chair in Statistical Ecology (Tier II) was renewed, and she, along with Dr. William Cheung and Dr. David Rosen received NSERC Discovery Grant funding.
Gideon Mordecai is named as an Action Canada Fellow
Action Canada selects emerging leaders from across Canada to become Fellows. They represent all sectors, including business, NGOs, science, government and academia. What they share in common is a commitment to Canada and a demonstrated engagement with public policy.
Pelagic Ecosystems Lab wins BC Conservation & Biodiversity Award
The award will fund a project to provide high resolution zooplankton biodiversity data by integrating eDNA, and the Zooscan imaging system, to establish a biodiversity benchmark for the wider BC coast.
Dr. Andrea Reid wins SCAS Outstanding Service Award
The award recognizes exceptional initiative on behalf of the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences, acknowledging Dr. Reid’s innovative efforts in developing inclusive spaces for Indigenous content and participation
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Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé receives UBC’s Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research
This award recognizes demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research by a young faculty member.
Faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada
Dr. William Cheung’s Canada Research Chair in Ocean Sustainability and Global Change (Tier II) was renewed for another five years. Dr. Chris Harley’s Sentinels of Changes project was funded.
IOF launches the Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program
This program is aimed at engaging exceptional young African researchers to build international networks that can develop ocean and freshwater sustainability solutions. DEADLINE: May 15, 2024