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IOF’s Solving FCB unit is hosting two side events at UN Ocean Conference

IOF’s Solving FCB unit is hosting two side events at UN Ocean Conference

Solving FCB will host two side events – one for the public and one for UNOC participants – in Nice, France on June 11 & 12, 2025

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biodiversity, climate change, food security, France, ocean governance, Rashid Sumaila, small-scale fisheries, Solving FCB, UN Ocean Conference, United Nations (UN), William Cheung

New study reinforces link between gill size and oxygen uptake in fish

New study reinforces link between gill size and oxygen uptake in fish

Data from 33 fish species further supports the argument that small differences between fish’s oxygen consumption increase and gill surface area growth do not invalidate the principles of the Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT).

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, Daniel Pauly, fish, Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT), Johannes Müller, physiology, Publications, Sea Around Us

Cooperating to tackle plastic pollution

Cooperating to tackle plastic pollution

Shifting the focus of intervention to the supply-side, by evaluating the potential environmental and economic outcomes of a voluntary levy on the top 100 plastic producers.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with adjunct faculty, climate change, faculty, FERU, Ibrahim Issifu, Ilyass Dahmouni, IOF Research Associates, Paris Agreement, plastic, pollution, Publications, Rashid Sumaila, recycling

Hindcasting the Salish Sea reveals long-term patterns of environmental change

Hindcasting the Salish Sea reveals long-term patterns of environmental change

Greig Oldford, PhD Candidate at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) recently co-developed The Hindcast of the Salish Sea (HOTSSea) to address gaps in historical observations.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, climate change, ecosystems, Global Ocean Modelling, IOF students, ocean ecology, Salish Sea, Villy Christensen

Using environmental DNA to map biodiversity across Canada’s three oceans

Using environmental DNA to map biodiversity across Canada’s three oceans

The ability to detect the distribution of not only widespread, but also rare and endangered, species using eDNA allows researchers to identify critical habitats and biodiverse areas requiring protection.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Arctic, Atlantic, biodiversity conservation, Brian Hunt, Canada, climate change, conservation, eDNA, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Loïc Jacquemot, Pacific, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab

Measuring Baltic herring. Photo by Aleksey Kusnetsov, Wikimedia Commons.

Taking seriously the explanations on shrinking fish in a warming world

Given that the temperature increase and fish shrinking trends are not slowing down, the debate around the mechanistic models that explain their causes has become nothing but heated.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with climate change, Daniel Pauly, Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT), Johannes Müller, Sea Around Us, shrinking fish

Partnering with Indigenous communities to improve research outcomes

Partnering with Indigenous communities to improve research outcomes

Trust was essential in encouraging the community to discuss their relationships with spaces in Atl’ka7tsem and to use research findings during decision-making.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with British Columbia, climate change, community, conservation, ecology, Indigenous conservation, Indigenous culture, Indigenous fisheries, Indigenous history, Indigenous Knowledge, IOF students, Skwxwú7mesh Nation, Squamish

Global North’s growing appetite for farmed salmon imperils communities’ access to local fish

Global North’s growing appetite for farmed salmon imperils communities’ access to local fish

The growing appetite for expensive farmed salmon can leave coastal communities struggling to access affordable local fish like sardines and anchovies

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with anchovies, aquaculture, climate change, Daniel Pauly, fishmeal, Oceana, pelagic fish, salmon, Sea Around Us

William Cheung wins A.G. Huntsman Award

William Cheung wins A.G. Huntsman Award

The A.G. Huntsman Award recognizes excellence of research in, and outstanding contribution to, the marine sciences.

Posted in IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with awards, biodiversity, climate change, CORU, honours, human dimensions, marine science, Royal Society of Canada, William Cheung

OCF student named as a UBC’s Climate Solutions Research Collective 2024/2025 Solution Scholar

OCF student named as a UBC’s Climate Solutions Research Collective 2024/2025 Solution Scholar

The Solutions Scholars will work on one of four collaborative projects over the 2024/2025 year with an interdisciplinary group of faculty and community members.

Posted in 2024, IOF Honours, IOFNews | Tagged with awards, climate change, honours, IOF students, UBC

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