Open Water Research Station contributes a decade of discoveries
This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the MMRU Open Water Research Station, a floating laboratory at the centre of a ground-breaking scientific collaboration that has significantly advanced understanding of how nutritionally stressed Steller sea lions forage in the wild.
Daniel Pauly named “Scientist of the Year” by Radio Canada
Pauly is being recognized for his lifelong research efforts on the human impacts on global fisheries, which hit a high note in 2016 with two major publications, both co-authored with Dirk Zeller.
Rashid Sumaila wins Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in Science
Referred to as the “Academy Awards for the ocean,” the Benchley awards are the world’s preeminent ocean awards.
Daniel Pauly and Dirk Zeller receive Ocean Award
Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Dirk Zeller received the Ocean Award in the Science category for their contributions to marine conservation and ocean health.
Global climate target could net additional six million tons of fish annually
The researchers found that some oceans are more sensitive to changes in temperature, and will have substantially larger gains from achieving the Paris Agreement.
Rashid Sumaila named a Hokkaido University Ambassador
Dr. Sumaila has an international reputation as a scholar specializing in bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing, and the economics of high and deep seas fisheries.
BC Marine Mammal Symposium
The entire event is being broadcast live on YouTube, Saturday, November 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
Daniel Pauly awarded the 2016 Albert Ier Grand Medal in the Science category
This prestigious prize is given to great names of the marine world by the Oceanographic Institute (Monaco). Dr. Pauly is a world-renowned leader in the fields of fish biology, fisheries science and biodiversity research.
Global marine fisheries catches declining by 1.2 million metric tons every year
The Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries, released by IOF’s Sea Around Us project, looks at global catches, country-by-country, and explores the consequences of this decline, food security, and the steps that can be taken to ease the situation.
Aerial drone offers insights into bowhead whale behaviour
Research team, including UBC zoology PhD candidate Sarah Fortune, undertook what is believed to be the first intensive effort to study bowhead whales with the use of an aerial drone in the Eastern Canadian Arctic.