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Your local sea snail might not make it in warmer oceans – but oysters will

Your local sea snail might not make it in warmer oceans – but oysters will

The frilled dog winkle may sound like a complex knot for a tie, but this local sea snail holds clues to our warmer future, including a dire outlook for species that can’t move, adapt, or acclimate as fast as their environment heats up.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with British Columbia, Christopher Harley, Climate change, Faculty, Fiona Beaty, oysters, sea snails, Strait of Georgia, whales

UN climate conference should not be ‘business as usual’, say climate experts

UN climate conference should not be ‘business as usual’, say climate experts

Climate experts are looking for action on finance and renewable energy goals at the United Nations climate change conference, including the 28th Conference of Parties (COP).

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, COP28, Faculty, international trade, William Cheung

The cryptic lives of marine mammals: a century of marine mammal metabolisms

The cryptic lives of marine mammals: a century of marine mammal metabolisms

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, Marine mammals, metabolic rates, MMean Lab, MMRU, sea lions, Sea otters, tuna, walrus, whales

Do a deep dive into… The Falkland Gentoo Penguins!

Do a deep dive into… The Falkland Gentoo Penguins!

Discover the Falkland gentoo penguin and learn from experts at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries!

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with birds, energetics, Faculty, Falkland Islands, Gentoo penguins, hemoglobin, IOF alumni, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, penguins, seabirds

Diving, snacking, laying eggs! What do different hemoglobin levels mean for gentoo penguins?

Diving, snacking, laying eggs! What do different hemoglobin levels mean for gentoo penguins?

Gentoo penguins have to food forage before laying eggs. The amount of hemoglobin in their blood may increase diving capacities. Increased diving may mean more tiny penguin chicks.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biology, birds, energetics, Faculty, Falkland Islands, foraging, hemoglobin, IOF alumni, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, penguins, reproduction, seabirds

“Who stands to benefit?” To engage in deep-sea mining or not. Not, say international scientists

“Who stands to benefit?” To engage in deep-sea mining or not. Not, say international scientists

While advocates of deep-sea mining say that the investment is needed to provide the metals needed for a carbon neutral economy, opponents point to the irreparable damage that it would have on the environment.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Contaminants, deep sea mining, Faculty, International Seabed Authority Assembly (ISA), mineral deposits, mining, Ocean ecology, pollution, Rashid Sumaila, sea floor, UNCLOS

AI-powered data-limited stock assessment method more accurate than ‘gold standard’ in predicting sustainable fisheries catches

AI-powered data-limited stock assessment method more accurate than ‘gold standard’ in predicting sustainable fisheries catches

A recent update introduced to the CMSY methodology used to assess the status of fish stocks has proven to more accurately predict the catch that a population can support than highly-valued data-intensive models.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with CSMY, Daniel Pauly, Faculty, Modelling, Overfishing, Publications, Sea Around Us, Sustainability

Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change

Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change

This could be reduced to a roughly 10% decline if the world were to meet the Paris Agreement targets of limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius – which recent reports have shown we’re not on track to achieve.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Aquaculture, CORU, diet, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, mariculture, Muhammed Oyinlola, nutrition, Paris Agreement, Sea Around Us, seafood, Solving FCB, William Cheung

Dr. Rashid Sumaila participated in World Food Day event, October 16, 2023

Dr. Rashid Sumaila participated in World Food Day event, October 16, 2023

Dr. Rashid Sumaila was a panelist as part of the “World Food Day 2023: Water is Life. Water is Food. Leave no one behind” event on October 16, 2023

Posted in 2023, IOFNews | Tagged with Faculty, FERU, fisheries management, presentations, Rashid Sumaila, Solving FCB, water

Egyptian Mediterranean fisheries in urgent need of better management

Egyptian Mediterranean fisheries in urgent need of better management

Egyptian fisheries need to be better managed to secure the overall health of the Mediterranean Sea’s marine living resources, new research has found.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Egypt, Faculty, fish catch, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine catches, Mediterranean, Sea Around Us, trophic amplification

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