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Ecosystem modelling paints a devastating picture for top marine predators by 2099

Ecosystem modelling paints a devastating picture for top marine predators by 2099

Without effective carbon mitigation the ocean would lose 18% of animal biomass by 2099 relative to the present day.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, CORU, food webs, Gabriel Reygondeau, IOF students, marine ecosystems, Modelling, overfishing, Research, William Cheung

Understanding why fish grow the way they do and getting serious about it

Understanding why fish grow the way they do and getting serious about it

Daniel Pauly argues that scientists need to avoid attaching human attributes to fish and start looking at their unique biology and constraints through a different lens.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, Daniel Pauly, faculty, fish, physiology, Research, Sea Around Us

New World Wildlife Fund reports call for better policy to save fish from climate change

New World Wildlife Fund reports call for better policy to save fish from climate change

IOF’s Drs. Juan Jose Alava and William Cheung contributed to two WWF reports.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, CORU, extinction, faculty, fisheries management, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, Research, small-scale fisheries, species distribution, William Cheung

Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world

Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world

Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local economies and communities, and regions outside the tropics.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, CORU, fish, fish stocks, fisheries economics, food security, marine catches, Nereus Program, Pacific, Rashid Sumaila, Vicky Lam, William Cheung

Return of ‘the Blob’ could intensify climate change impacts on Northeast Pacific fisheries

Return of ‘the Blob’ could intensify climate change impacts on Northeast Pacific fisheries

A large marine heatwave would double the rate of the climate change impacts on fisheries species in the northeast Pacific by 2050

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, CORU, faculty, fisheries management, Research, William Cheung

Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet

Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet

How did the Burrard Inlet look like in the past, compared to how it is now? What were the fishing, food source, and maritime resources there, and how did this habitat change over time?

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, climate change, environment, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Ocean Leaders, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Vancouver

Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change: UBC study

Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change: UBC study

Diners may soon find more farmed oysters and fewer Atlantic salmon on their plates as climate change warms Canada’s Pacific coast.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with aquaculture, climate change, CORU, faculty, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, mariculture, Muhammed Oyinlola, Nereus Program, Research, William Cheung

Theory explains biological reasons that force fish to move poleward as climate change heats up the ocean

Theory explains biological reasons that force fish to move poleward as climate change heats up the ocean

Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory, known as GOLT, explains the biological reasons that force fish to move poleward when the waters heat-up due to climate change

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biodiversity, climate change, Daniel Pauly, faculty, fish, fish stocks, Sea Around Us

Achieving a safe and just future for the ocean economy

Achieving a safe and just future for the ocean economy

With economic potential of the oceans expected to double to US$3 trillion by 2030, growth should be effectively managed so that it is sustainable and equitable.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Blue economy, climate change, faculty, fisheries economics, IOF Research Associates, Nathan Bennett, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Research, sustainability

UBC experts share views on global action on climate change

UBC experts share views on global action on climate change

IOF-related experts recommend the one policy action they would use to address the climate crisis

Posted in 2019, IOFNews | Tagged with climate change, faculty, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, Kai Chan, policy, Simon Donner

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