Canadian researchers capture rare video of killer whales and dolphins working together to forage salmon off B.C. coast, suggesting the two species have forged a co-operative relationship 
Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, dolphins, drones, killer whales, Marine Mammal Research Unit, MMRU, orca, Pacific Ocean, Research, Sarah Fortune
The metabolic rates of marine mammals who live their entire lives at sea or remain submerged for long periods of time are almost impossible to measure, creating large gaps in the data that scientists hope to fill with future technological innovations.
Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with cetaceans, David Rosen, dolphins, energetics, faculty, killer whales, marine mammals, metabolic rates, MMean Lab, MMRU, sea lions, sea otters, tuna, walrus, whales
They addressed Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending captivity of whales and dolphins), in front of the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Posted in 2017, IOF Honours, IOFNews | Tagged with Andrew Trites, cetaceans, David Rosen, dolphins, faculty, IOF Research Associates, whales