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Blue herons identified as a significant juvenile salmon predator

Blue herons identified as a significant juvenile salmon predator

Looking for predators that ate salmon, an Indigenous biologist suggested looking at heron. Discarded tags proved Pacific great blue herons could be scooping up as many as 3-6% of all juvenile salmon.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Andrew Trites, birds, British Columbia, Faculty, herons, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Research, salmon, seabirds

Orca Quest 2020: In Search of Killer Whales

Orca Quest 2020: In Search of Killer Whales

In August 2020, Marine Mammal Research Unit (MMRU) researchers set sail to determine whether there are enough chinook salmon to support southern resident killer whales in the Salish Sea.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Animal movement, British Columbia, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Pacific, Research, Sarah Fortune, whales

Research into bowhead whales finds unique foraging behaviour

Research into bowhead whales finds unique foraging behaviour

Understanding the needs of bowheads is a crucial first step taken to learn how they will respond to climate change.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Arctic, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Research, Sarah Fortune, whales

Rashid Sumaila named University Killam Professor

Rashid Sumaila named University Killam Professor

The University Killam Professorship is the highest honour that UBC can confer on a faculty member, and recognizes exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields.

Posted in 2021, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Awards, Faculty, FERU, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

Daniel Pauly

Daniel Pauly awarded Beverton Medal by Fisheries Society of the British Isles

He receives this award in recognition of his ground-breaking research and lifelong contribution to the study of fish and fisheries science.

Posted in 2021, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Awards, Daniel Pauly, Faculty, Sea Around Us

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

Salmon diet database gives researchers a new “window into the lives of salmon”

Salmon diet database gives researchers a new “window into the lives of salmon”

The database fill gaps in scientists’ understanding of the late marine phase of the salmon life cycle

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, Evgeny Pakhomov, Faculty, food webs, IOF students, Pacific, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Research, salmon, Species distribution

What’s Killing Killer Whales?

What’s Killing Killer Whales?

Despite there being no singular common cause of death, the study found a common theme: Human-caused deaths occurred in every age class — from juveniles to subadults and adults.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, Canada, Cetaceans, Conservation, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Research, Stephen Raverty, whales, zoology

FCRR: Ecosystem modelling to support fisheries management efforts in the Nyali-Mombasa area, coastal Kenya

FCRR: Ecosystem modelling to support fisheries management efforts in the Nyali-Mombasa area, coastal Kenya

Part of the Sustainable Poverty Alleviation from Costal Ecosystem Services project (SPACES), this research addresses how we can best develop sustainable, effective fisheries decisions, while preserving the livelihoods of fishers and their dependents

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Colette Wabnitz, CORU, East Africa, Ecopath with Ecosim (EWE), Faculty, FCRR, fishing gear, food webs, IOF Research Associates, Kenya, Modelling, Publications, Research, William Cheung

SPOTLIGHT: Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab carries on with research despite COVID-19 setbacks

SPOTLIGHT: Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab carries on with research despite COVID-19 setbacks

“It just means we have to be creative to keep research going,” said David Rosen, assistant professor and principal investigator

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, David Rosen, Faculty, IOF students, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, Research, sea lions, seals

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