Fisheries and aquaculture strategies can build resilience but must move beyond isolated innovations towards equitable, context-specific action backed by effective policy.
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Africa, aquaculture, aquatic plants, Asia, biodiversity, blue foods, climate change, Colette Wabnitz, fish, food-climate-biodiversity, habitats, IOF students, nutrition, ocean governance, Publications, regional governance, senior researcher, shellfish, Small Island Developing States (SIDS), social sciences, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Drs. Villy Christensen, Evgeny Pakhomov, and Curtis Suttle have been awarded a combined $850,000+ in research funding from the Government of Canada.
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, Curtis Suttle, ecological modeling, Evgeny Pakhomov, faculty, funding, Macroplankton, marine ecosystems, Marine Zooplankton and Micronekton Laboratory, NSERC, ocean, ocean ecology, Research, Villy Christensen, viruses
Congratulations to laureates: Dr. Rael Adhiambo (Kenya) and Dr. Ahmad Muhammad Talba (Nigeria)
Posted in 2026, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Africa, Africa-UBC Visiting Fellows Program, aquaculture, Bloomberg Philantrophies, climate change, Daniel Pauly, fish health, freshwater fish, Kenya, Nigeria, pathogens, Rashid Sumaila, University of Cape Coast, William Cheung, women in fishing
Dr. William Cheung contributed to the Starfish Barometer 2026 as the lead of the Human Pressures branch.
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with anthropogenic pressure, biodiversity, climate change, coastal communities, coastal environment, CORU, fisheries, fisheries science, food security, food-climate-biodiversity, human pressures, Indigenous fisheries, marine ecosystems, ocean, Solving FCB, Starfish Barometer, sustainability, William Cheung
The Southwest Atlantic Ocean is one of the most productive marine regions on the planet. Yet despite its immense importance, the region remains one of the few large ocean areas without a coordinated system for managing its shared marine resources.
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Argentina, Atlantic, Brazil, climate change, CORU, ecosystems, fish, fish catch, fisheries economics, fisheries management, fishing fleets, industrial fishing, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, marine ecosystems, regional governance, shrimp, small-scale fisheries, South America, Southwest Atlantic Ocean, squid, temperatures, Uruguay, whales
Aquaculture relying on species that are less beneficial for food security, climate mitigation, and biodiversity
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with aquaculture, biodiversity, climate change, CORU, food security, food-climate-biodiversity, IOF students, Research, Solving FCB, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), William Cheung
Arctic tracking shows ringed seals trade safety for food variety—evidence that conservation plans must factor in both food and fear.
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Arctic, climate change, IOF alumni, Katie Florko, killer whales, Marie Auger-Methe, pinnipeds, polar bears, predators, ringed seals, sea ice, seals, statistical ecology
One of the threats salmon face has a deceptively gentle name: thiamine deficiency complex.
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Anna McLaskey, biology, Brian Hunt, Chinook salmon, climate change, coastal ecosystems, ecosystems, faculty, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF Research Associates, Jacob Lerner, marine ecosystems, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, Research, salmon, thiamine
It was found that when elevated water levels and the right wave direction line up, inundation risk jumps. This is particularly true during El Niño, when regional sea level sits higher.
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with atolls, climate change, faculty, IOF students, Kiribati, Pacific Islands, Pacific Ocean, Research, rising waters, Simon Donner, waves
The Sentinels of Change Alliance shows what’s possible when collaboration is a foundation, not an add-on
Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Alyssa Gehman, biodiversity, biodiversity conservation, British Columbia, Christopher Harley, climate change, coastal ecosystems, coastal environment, coastline, conservation, ecology, fieldwork, Hakai Coastal Initiative, Pacific Ocean, Salish Sea, Sentinels of Change
