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Sea Stars: the Trilogy

Sea Stars: the Trilogy

Dr. Christopher Harley was co-author on a recent study looking at sea star wasting disease (SSWD). He discusses the impact on the British Columbia coastline.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biodiversity, British Columbia, Christopher Harley, climate change, coastline, conservation, faculty, marine ecosystems, sea stars

DFO announces funding for research on Southern Resident Killer Whales

DFO announces funding for research on Southern Resident Killer Whales

Andrew Trites and Brian Hunt are co-PIs on the project to examine how changes in the food web affect the abundance and quality of Chinook salmon in critical habitat areas of the Southern Resident Killer Whale

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, conservation, faculty, killer whales, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, salmon, whales

UBC researchers use drones to track jellyfish blooms

UBC researchers use drones to track jellyfish blooms

Jellyfish blooms are becoming more widespread and scientists ate looking for ways to better understand them.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, climate change, Evgeny Pakhomov, faculty, fieldwork, IOF students, jellyfish, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab

Better policies could net more fish for Indigenous and coastal communities

Better policies could net more fish for Indigenous and coastal communities

Indigenous and coastal communities in Canada are increasingly finding that the ocean and marine resources are off limits.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, British Columbia, Canada, Indigenous fisheries, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nathan Bennett, OceanCanada

Juvenile Salmon Survival Program gains funding from MITACS and the Tula Foundation

Juvenile Salmon Survival Program gains funding from MITACS and the Tula Foundation

“Salmon are one of the most culturally, ecologically, and economically important fish in British Columbia, however, their stocks have been declining,” said Program leader, Dr. Brian Hunt

Posted in 2017, IOFNews | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, faculty, fish, Hakai Coastal Initiative, Hakai Institute, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, salmon

Climate change jaw dropper: Great white shark could one day prowl B.C. waters

Climate change jaw dropper: Great white shark could one day prowl B.C. waters

If ocean temperatures continue to climb, you’re going to need a bigger boat.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, climate change, faculty, sharks, William Cheung

Steller sea lion research front and centre at the Vancouver Aquarium

Steller sea lion research front and centre at the Vancouver Aquarium

The Aquarium’s new Steller Bay highlights research done by IOF’s Marine Mammal Research Unit’s Drs. Andrew Trites and David Rosen.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, David Rosen, faculty, marine ecosystems, Marine Mammal Research Unit, sea lions

Pyrosomes appearing in BC waters

Pyrosomes appearing in BC waters

Pyrosomes are free drifting tunicates, gelatinous zooplankton typically found in tropical and sub-tropical oceans

Posted in 2017, IOFNews | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, faculty, plankton, pyrosomes

Better protection needed for Scott Islands marine National Wildlife Area, scientists urge

Better protection needed for Scott Islands marine National Wildlife Area, scientists urge

Signatories to the letter, sent to Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, include IOF’s Amanda Vincent, Daniel Pauly, Kai Chan, and Rashid Sumaila.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, British Columbia, Daniel Pauly, faculty, Kai Chan, Marine protected areas, Rashid Sumaila, sustainability

Open Water Research Station contributes a decade of discoveries

Open Water Research Station contributes a decade of discoveries

This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the MMRU Open Water Research Station, a floating laboratory at the centre of a ground-breaking scientific collaboration that has significantly advanced understanding of how nutritionally stressed Steller sea lions forage in the wild.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, David Rosen, faculty, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, sea lions, seals

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