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"From left to right: Mark MacLachlan, Dean of UBC Faculty of Science; Kwilosinton Murray Ned, executive director of the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance; Wichem Ron Williams, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance executive committee delegate; Stečen Mike Baird, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance executive committee delegate; Dr. Andrea Reid, Associate Professor, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries; Rob Kozak, Dean of UBC Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship; and Scott Hinch, Professor, UBC Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship. Photo credit: Ally Penders, UBC FES."

UBC and Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance Strengthen Collaboration to Advance Fisheries Stewardship and Research

UBC and Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance sign a memorandum of collaboration to strengthen their partnership on fisheries conservation and research, resource management, and environmental stewardship in S’ólh Téméxw. The traditional and shared territory of the Stó:lō people spans the Fraser Valley and lower Fraser Canyon region of B.C.

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Andrea Reid, British Columbia, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, collaboration, conservation, Faculty of Forestry, Fraser River, Indigenous conservation, Indigenous fisheries, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance (LFFA), Mark MacLachlan, sustainability

Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) © Matt Muir/ iNaturalist CC 4.0

Protecting British Columbia’s threatened Deep-Water Fjords

British Columbia’s fjords are unique habitats that are refuge for a wide diversity of cold-water species; how can we maintain their biodiversity?

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with anadromous fish, biodiversity conservation, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, conservation, eDNA, Eulachon, fjords, geo, glass sponges, herring, Indigenous conservation, Indigenous fisheries, Loïc Jacquemot, pelagic, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, salmon, sand lance, sea stars

Craspedacusta medusa

Thousands of jellyfish clones are multiplying in B.C. lakes

If you spot a jellyfish in British Columbia, chances are you are not looking at an ocean drifter, but a lake-borne invasive species.

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, Evgeny Pakhomov, faculty, florian Luskow, IOF alumni, IOF postdoctoral fellows, jellyfish, lakes, Research

Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé selected as a Science meets Parliament delegate

Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé selected as a Science meets Parliament delegate

As part of the Science meets Parliament program, she will spend time in Victoria, working with provincial leadership on on environment and ecology issues.

Posted in 2026, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, honours, Marie Auger-Methe, statistical ecology

Breaking down research silos to understand a shifting Salish Sea

Breaking down research silos to understand a shifting Salish Sea

The Sentinels of Change Alliance shows what’s possible when collaboration is a foundation, not an add-on

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Alyssa Gehman, biodiversity, biodiversity conservation, British Columbia, Christopher Harley, climate change, coastal ecosystems, coastal environment, coastline, conservation, ecology, fieldwork, Hakai Coastal Initiative, Pacific Ocean, Salish Sea, Sentinels of Change

Orcas and dolphins seen hunting together for the first time

Orcas and dolphins seen hunting together for the first time

Canadian researchers capture rare video of killer whales and dolphins working together to forage salmon off B.C. coast, suggesting the two species have forged a co-operative relationship 

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, dolphins, drones, killer whales, Marine Mammal Research Unit, MMRU, orca, Pacific Ocean, Research, Sarah Fortune

Bridging the gaps to save British Columbia’s salmon

Bridging the gaps to save British Columbia’s salmon

Indigenous stewardship needs to be recognized and supported, giving First Nations and local communities clear decision making authority.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, British Columbia, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, Chinook salmon, Indigenous conservation, Indigenous fisheries, Indigenous Knowledge, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Pacific Ocean, salmon, Sara Cannon, stewardship

New mega RNA virus may hold the key to mass oyster die-offs

New mega RNA virus may hold the key to mass oyster die-offs

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, climate change, Curtis Suttle, faculty, oyster farms, oysters, Pacific Ocean, Research, UBC EOAS, viruses

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

The future of Pacific salmon: Community dialogues underscore the urgent need for collaborative restoration

The future of Pacific salmon: Community dialogues underscore the urgent need for collaborative restoration

Thirteen public meetings to gather knowledge from local and Indigenous communities in support of salmon rebuilding and recovery in the Pacific Northwest.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Brian Riddell, British Columbia, Chinook salmon, community, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, fisheries management, Indigenous fisheries, Indigenous Watersheds Initiative, Pacific Ocean, recreational fisheries, salmon, Salmon Dialogues, watersheds, William Cheung

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