World Ocean Day – Dr. Gabriel Reygondeau
Asking countries to carry an equal share of the load may be tidy from a legislative perspective, but it doesn’t do much for biodiversity
SPOTLIGHT: A universe of undiscovered viruses: Inside the Marine Virology and Microbiology Lab
People need to know that viruses, despite their frightening reputation, have a role to play in Earth’s many ecosystems.
Villy Christensen receives AFS Award of Excellence
Dr. Christensen is the principal architect behind Ecopath, and the project leader and core developer of the expanded ecosystem modelling system Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE).
Salmon Science Expo
Pelagic Ecosystems Lab researchers engage with community at Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Figuring out total human impact on biodiversity
A new methodology for documenting the cumulative human impacts on biodiversity, dubbed EPOCH – for Evaluation of Population Change – was developed by scientists from Europe, Asia, and North America.
Theory explains biological reasons that force fish to move poleward as climate change heats up the ocean
Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory, known as GOLT, explains the biological reasons that force fish to move poleward when the waters heat-up due to climate change
Role of top predators in helping ecosystems adapt to climate change
Researchers found that when predators are not present in the ecosystem, the overall biomass and abundance of algae declined significantly with increasing temperature.
Marine protected areas can improve both human well-being and biodiversity conservation, new study finds
Small MPAs had more positive well-being outcomes, while large MPAs are shown to be more ecologically effective.
WWF report reveals staggering extent of human impact on planet
IOF’s Daniel Pauly and Deng Palomares wrote the fisheries section.
Adams River Sockeye Trip
Every four years this river sees a large run of sockeye salmon and a group of IOF participants were lucky enough to witness this event