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

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PROFILE: The Global Ocean Modelling Research Unit finds novel ways to use modelling to solve oceans, fisheries and social problems

PROFILE: The Global Ocean Modelling Research Unit finds novel ways to use modelling to solve oceans, fisheries and social problems

GOM took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, moving online, and connecting with researchers from 29 countries.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, Ecopath, Ecopath with Ecosim (EWE), Faculty, Global Ocean Modelling, IOF students, Modelling, Peru, Research, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Villy Christensen, whales

Blue herons identified as a significant juvenile salmon predator

Blue herons identified as a significant juvenile salmon predator

Looking for predators that ate salmon, an Indigenous biologist suggested looking at heron. Discarded tags proved Pacific great blue herons could be scooping up as many as 3-6% of all juvenile salmon.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, birds, British Columbia, Faculty, herons, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Research, salmon, seabirds

Orca Quest 2020: In Search of Killer Whales

Orca Quest 2020: In Search of Killer Whales

In August 2020, Marine Mammal Research Unit (MMRU) researchers set sail to determine whether there are enough chinook salmon to support southern resident killer whales in the Salish Sea.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Animal movement, British Columbia, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Pacific, Research, Sarah Fortune, whales

Feast and famine for juvenile salmon as they navigate BC’s complex coastal waters

Feast and famine for juvenile salmon as they navigate BC’s complex coastal waters

Zooplankton communities are profoundly shaped by BC’s complicated coastlines, creating a mosaic of foraging conditions for the juvenile salmon that depend on them for sustenance.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Evgeny Pakhomov, food webs, Hakai Institute, Pacific, plankton, salmon

STUDENT PROFILE: Samantha Ramirez

STUDENT PROFILE: Samantha Ramirez

I’m creating a model that will predict the hypoxic conditions of freshwater streams years from now. This will help governmental organizations know where to focus their conservation efforts in terms of which streams are going to be the most impacted by our changing environment, said Ramirez.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews | Tagged with British Columbia, fish stocks, Freshwater, IOF students, Species distribution

What’s Killing Killer Whales?

What’s Killing Killer Whales?

Despite there being no singular common cause of death, the study found a common theme: Human-caused deaths occurred in every age class — from juveniles to subadults and adults.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, Canada, Cetaceans, Conservation, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Research, Stephen Raverty, whales, zoology

SPOTLIGHT: Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab carries on with research despite COVID-19 setbacks

SPOTLIGHT: Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab carries on with research despite COVID-19 setbacks

“It just means we have to be creative to keep research going,” said David Rosen, assistant professor and principal investigator

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, David Rosen, Faculty, IOF students, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, Research, sea lions, seals

In Memoriam: Arthur (Art) Tautz

In Memoriam: Arthur (Art) Tautz

The UBC alumnus was a leader in British Columbia’s provincial fisheries agencies, adjunct professor in the IOF and its predecessor units. He will be greatly missed.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, fisheries management, in memoriam

New footage gives whale’s-eye view of northern and southern resident orcas

New footage gives whale’s-eye view of northern and southern resident orcas

UBC and Hakai Institute researchers have just returned from a 30-day research trip in the northern and southern waters of Vancouver Island, where they gathered stunning new aerial and underwater footage of northern and southern resident killer whales that offers an unparalleled glimpse into the underwater lives of these whales. The research is part of […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Research, salmon, Sarah Fortune, whales

Mourning the passing of Ronald (Bud) Sparrow

Mourning the passing of Ronald (Bud) Sparrow

Ronald Sparrow was the defendant in a Supreme Court of Canada precedent, which expressly recognized aboriginal fishing rights.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, British Columbia, in memoriam, Indigenous fisheries

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