Recovery of sea otter populations yields more benefits than costs
Long-term benefits of sea otter recovery could be worth as much as $53 million per year
You are what you eat is as important for BC’s fish as it is for people – UBC study
By determining the availability of high-quality prey for these commercially important groups of fish we can improve estimates of herring and salmon productivity
Solidarity with all people protesting police violence in Canada and the US
The Institute for Oceans and Fisheries is proud to stand in solidarity with UBC’s Black Student Union and all people protesting police violence against Black people in Canada and the United States.
FCRR – The catch and trade of seahorses in India pre-ban
This FCRR report documents the first seahorse trade surveys and analyses conducted by Project Seahorse in India, in 1999.
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
FCRR – Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea II
The second collection of articles by Daniel Pauly and colleagues that were deemed not suitable for peer-reviewed scientific journals, but which readers may find of interest.
New use for museum fish specimens
Some fish are difficult to reach and a museum specimen may be the only known representative of the species. Using preserved fish specimens is a more precise way to learn.
Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries
UBC study assembled and presented the first quantitative estimates of catch by women and the associated value of what is brought to shore, on a global scale.
Amanda Vincent named as finalist for the Indianapolis Prize
The Indianapolis Prize Finalists represent the world’s most successful professional wildlife conservationists, biologists and scientists, and their heroic work has saved dozens of animal species and their habitats from extinction.
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.