Appetite for luxurious shark fin soup drives massive shark populations decline
“Extinction must not make the decision for us,” co-author Daniel Pauly says.
William Cheung named member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Dr. Cheung is highly effective in helping local and international communities understand how their actions are affecting the oceans.
Climate change fuels accumulation of pollutants in Chinook salmon, killer whales
Southern resident killer whales that exist along the Pacific Northeast Coast eat Chinook salmon, and these two predators are impacted by increased pollutant bioaccumulation driven by climate change
Effective fisheries management can reduce extinction risk of marine fish stocks from climate change
“We can save hundreds of fish stocks from becoming endangered species with sustainable fisheries and low greenhouse gas emissions.”
Fishing fleets travelling further to catch fewer fish
Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel, but catch only a third of what they did 65 years ago.
As penguins dive, their location data takes flight
Data sent from penguins to space and back to UBC could help researchers determine why the species’ breeding population fluctuates so dramatically.
Climate change has fish moving faster than regulations can keep up
Researchers say out-of-date regulatory system hasn’t kept up with the realities of global warming
Andrew Trites wins the Timothy R. Parsons Medal
Trites has been studying marine mammals (primarily Steller sea lions, harbour seals, northern fur seals, and killer whales), in the North Pacific for over 30 years.
Half of all high seas fishing grounds would be unprofitable without current subsidies
As much as 54% of the high seas fishing industry would be unprofitable at its current scale without large government subsidies.
Nathan Bennett wins 2018 Early Career Conservationist award
Bennett is a postdoctoral fellow with the OceanCanada partnership and won this award for advancing the role of social science on conservation policy