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

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Office: 604-822-4636

CORU

IOF professors head to United Nations Ocean Conference

IOF professors head to United Nations Ocean Conference

Dr. William Cheung & Dr. Rashid Sumaila are off to Portugal for the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), being held June 27 to July 1. Will participate in special side event: Fisheries Management as Climate Action, on June 26.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with CORU, FERU, IPCC, Marine protected areas, NGO, Overfishing, policy, Rashid Sumaila, United Nations (UN), William Cheung

World Oceans Week 2022 – Dr. Nicola Smith

World Oceans Week 2022 – Dr. Nicola Smith

Dr. Nicola Smith is bringing together knowledge creators from diverse groups across Canada to uncover the true scale of greenhouse gas emissions created by Canada’s ocean industries, and ways to best offset these emissions.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, CORU, Nicola Smith, World Ocean Day

New study reveals extent of labor abuse and  illegal fishing risks among fishing fleets

New study reveals extent of labor abuse and illegal fishing risks among fishing fleets

A new modeling approach combines machine learning and human insights to map the regions and ports most at risk for illicit practices, like forced labor or illegal catch, and identifies opportunities for mitigating such risks.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Colette Wabnitz, CORU, fish stocks, Illegal fishing, IOF Research Associates, IUU, slavery

Europe’s most valuable marine species “reduced to a fraction” of their current population size by 2100

Europe’s most valuable marine species “reduced to a fraction” of their current population size by 2100

Over one quarter of Europe’s 20 most highly-fished marine species will be under extreme pressure by 2100 if nothing is done to simultaneously halt climate change, overfishing, and mercury pollution

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, CORU, FERU, Ibrahim Issifu, Juan Jose Alava, Overfishing, pollution, Rashid Sumaila, Vicky Lam

Nearly half of countries’ shared fish stocks are on the move due to climate change, prompting dispute concerns

Nearly half of countries’ shared fish stocks are on the move due to climate change, prompting dispute concerns

The study tracked the shifting ranges of 9,132 transboundary fish stocks, which account for 80 per cent of catch taken from the world’s EEZs, starting in 2006 and projecting to the year 2100.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Climate change, Colette Wabnitz, CORU, fish stocks, Gabriel Reygondeau, IOF Research Associates, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, William Cheung

Farmed seafood supply at risk if we don’t act on climate change

Farmed seafood supply at risk if we don’t act on climate change

If we continue to burn fossil fuels at our current rate, the amount of seafood able to be farmed sustainably will increase by only 8% by 2050, and decline by 16% by 2090.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aquaculture, Climate change, Colette Wabnitz, CORU, fish, fish farms, fishmeal, Gabriel Reygondeau, mariculture, Muhammed Oyinlola, mussels, salmon, seafood, shellfish, Vicky Lam, William Cheung

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

Climate change creates ‘double jeopardy’ for fish-dependent countries, finds first study of its kind

Climate change creates ‘double jeopardy’ for fish-dependent countries, finds first study of its kind

A new study highlights the importance of collective action to boost resilience across all aquatic food systems to stave off the worst effects of climate change.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Blue Food Assessment, Climate change, CORU, Faculty, food security, food webs, William Cheung

Marine biologist William Cheung named director of UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Marine biologist William Cheung named director of UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

The appointment is effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026 with the possibility of an extension

Posted in 2021, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with CORU, Nereus Program, William Cheung

World Ocean Day – Dr. Gabriel Reygondeau

World Ocean Day – Dr. Gabriel Reygondeau

Asking countries to carry an equal share of the load may be tidy from a legislative perspective, but it doesn’t do much for biodiversity

Posted in World Ocean Day 2021 | Tagged with Biodiversity, Conservation, CORU, fisheries economics, Gabriel Reygondeau, international trade, Marine protected areas, Overfishing, World Ocean Day

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