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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, killer whales, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Research, 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

Co-creating a shared vision for Canada’s oceans

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 | Tagged with Canada, faculty, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Research

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 | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Canada, Evgeny Pakhomov, faculty, fieldwork, food webs, High Seas, oceanography, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, Research, salmon

Protecting Canada’s endangered whales through scientific research and collaboration

Protecting Canada’s endangered whales through scientific research and collaboration

Dr. Andrew Trites will receive $1 million over five years for research on Southern Resident Killer Whales

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, beluga whales, British Columbia, Canada, cetaceans, faculty, killer whales, marine ecosystems, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, right whales, salmon, whales

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

There’s something in the water

There’s something in the water

Research team collected water samples along Canada’s coasts to examine for trace amounts of DNA shed by organisms into the surrounding environment.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biodiversity, Brian Hunt, Canada, climate change, faculty, fieldwork, fish, marine mammals, ocean ecology, plankton

Brian Hunt joins the Canada C3 cruise for marine DNA project

Brian Hunt joins the Canada C3 cruise for marine DNA project

Dr. Hunt will conduct research for the Trans-Canada eDNA Biodiversity Mapping Project.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, Canada, faculty, fieldwork, fish, Hakai Institute, ocean ecology, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab

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