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Katherine Came
Communications Manager
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

Alex Walls
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UBC Media Relations
Email: alex.walls_at_ubc.ca
Office: 604-822-4636

CORU

Climate impacts on the ocean are making Sustainable Development Goals harder to achieve

Climate impacts on the ocean are making Sustainable Development Goals harder to achieve

In other words, climate change is not just an environmental problem, but one that inhibits our ability to tackle other social issues.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, CORU, Faculty, food security, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Nereus Program, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), William Cheung

Comprehensive global analysis shows a warmer ocean will hold fewer animals

Comprehensive global analysis shows a warmer ocean will hold fewer animals

For every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) that the world’s oceans warm, the total mass of sea animals is projected to drop by 5%.

Posted in 2019, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, CORU, Faculty, William Cheung

Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue

Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue

Achieving Agreement’s target could increase global fishers’ revenues by $4.6 billion annually.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, CORU, Faculty, FERU, fisheries economics, IOF students, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, Paris Agreement, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Species distribution, William Cheung

Map of Marine Species Rarity (Fishes) / Half Earth Project

Gabriel Reygondeau named ‘The Marine Guy’ for the Half Earth Project

He was also named a UBC-Yale Fellow.

Posted in 2019, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with CORU, Gabriel Reygondeau, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF Research Associates, Marine biogeography, Modelling, Nereus Program, Species distribution

Vast majority of patents on marine genetic sequences linked to corporations

Vast majority of patents on marine genetic sequences linked to corporations

A single company has registered half of all existing patents associated with genes from marine species.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Biotechnology, Colette Wabnitz, CORU, IOF Research Associates

Climate change to cause dramatic drop in Persian Gulf biodiversity and fisheries catch potential

Climate change to cause dramatic drop in Persian Gulf biodiversity and fisheries catch potential

Among the eight countries that comprise the Gulf, the UAE is expected to perform the worst, with a projected loss of 45 per cent of its catch potential.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Colette Wabnitz, CORU, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Overfishing, Sea Around Us, William Cheung

Reefs help protect vulnerable Caribbean fish from climate change

Reefs help protect vulnerable Caribbean fish from climate change

Researchers predicted that changes in fish community could be reduced by 30 to 80 per cent with a doubling of reef area.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Caribbean, Coral, CORU, Faculty, fish, fisheries management, IOF students, William Cheung

Image: “Aquaculture” by Michael Chu, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Can aquaculture help tackle global food security?

With an average growth rate of about 8.8%, aquaculture has proven to be the fastest growing agro-food sector in the world, however the industry has a bad image.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aquaculture, Climate change, CORU, food security, IOF students, Nereus Program

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