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

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IOF goes to Ottawa

IOF goes to Ottawa

Drs. William Cheung, Daniel Pauly, Andrea Reid, and Rashid Sumaila attended the Oceana Canada’s Science Symposium in Ottawa

Posted in 2022, IOFNews | Tagged with Andrea Reid, Canada, Daniel Pauly, Ottawa, Rashid Sumaila, Sarah Harper, William Cheung

Dr. Simon Donner is appointed to Net-Zero Advisory Body

Dr. Simon Donner is appointed to Net-Zero Advisory Body

The Net-Zero Advisory Body is a group of independent experts from across Canada, established by the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, to give advice on how Canada can achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Posted in 2022, IOF Honours, News Release | Tagged with Awards, Canada, Climate change, Simon Donner

Marine heatwaves could wipe out an extra six per cent of a country’s fish catches, costing millions their jobs

Marine heatwaves could wipe out an extra six per cent of a country’s fish catches, costing millions their jobs

Extremely hot years will wipe out hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish available for catch in a country’s waters in this century

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Asia, Biodiversity, Canada, Climate change, Colette Wabnitz, CORU, Faculty, fish stocks, fisheries management, Gabriel Reygondeau, heatwaves, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Lydia Teh, Muhammed Oyinlola, Ocean ecology, Peru, Rashid Sumaila, Vicky Lam, William Cheung

St. Lawrence fishery study tests the benefits of collaboration between scientists, government, management and industry members

St. Lawrence fishery study tests the benefits of collaboration between scientists, government, management and industry members

Researchers had the opportunity to test the usefulness of a fashionable fisheries management tool called management strategy evaluation (MSE).

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Canada, Faculty, fisheries management, IOF students, Modelling, Murdoch McAllister, video

Nisga’a scholar launches new Centre for Indigenous Fisheries at UBC

Nisga’a scholar launches new Centre for Indigenous Fisheries at UBC

Indigenous fisheries scientist, conservation biologist and Nisga’a Nation member Dr. Andrea Reid joining as Principal Investigator.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Andrea Reid, Canada, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, Indigenous fisheries

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, Research | Tagged with British Columbia, Canada, Cetaceans, Conservation, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Stephen Raverty, whales, zoology

UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries stands with Mi’kmaw Fishers

UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries stands with Mi’kmaw Fishers

The Canadian courts have unambiguously recognized the right of the Indigenous fishers to fish to support their livelihoods, and we respect the rule of law and abhor the use of violence for settling disputes.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Canada, Indigenous fisheries

Dr. Rashid Sumaila

Co-creating a shared vision for Canada’s oceans

Dr. Rashid Sumaila recognized the need to understand and address the threats facing Canada’s Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific oceans and coastal regions and to develop a shared vision for their future

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, Research | Tagged with Canada, Faculty, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

Rapidly changing Arctic fisheries potential requires comprehensive management

Rapidly changing Arctic fisheries potential requires comprehensive management

Unmitigated climate change could net fisheries in the Arctic 37 times more fish than current annual catch amounts by the end of the century

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Arctic, Canada, Climate change, Faculty, fish stocks, fisheries management, Indigenous fisheries, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

International Gulf of Alaska Expedition

International Gulf of Alaska Expedition

The IOF has two faculty members on board this international salmon research voyage to the Gulf of Alaska

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Canada, Evgeny Pakhomov, Faculty, Fieldwork, food webs, High Seas, Oceanography, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, salmon

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