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Entanglements of humpback whales in fish farms rare – and naivety could be to blame

Entanglements of humpback whales in fish farms rare – and naivety could be to blame

Researchers at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries conducted the first study of humpback whale entanglements in B.C. aquaculture facilities.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews | Tagged with Andrew Trites, cetaceans, entanglements, fish farms, humpback whales, MMRU, Pacific, whales

Expecting aquaculture to ‘feed the world’ may be unrealistic, UBC-led study shows

Expecting aquaculture to ‘feed the world’ may be unrealistic, UBC-led study shows

Trends in global aquaculture growth rates reveal that the 101 million tonnes of farmed fish intergovernmental bodies expect countries to produce by 2030 may be unrealistic.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with aquaculture, Daniel Pauly, fish, fish farms, fish stocks, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Sea Around Us

Image: “Aquaculture” by Michael Chu, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Seafood farming’s growth rate has already peaked, and now it’s in decline

The growth rate of seafood farming worldwide peaked in 1996 according to new UBC research, highlighting the importance of rebuilding wild fish stocks to feed future demand.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with aquaculture, faculty, fish, fish farms, fish stocks, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Muhammed Oyinlola, Rashid Sumaila, Research, salmon

Farmed seafood supply at risk if we don’t act on climate change

Farmed seafood supply at risk if we don’t act on climate change

If we continue to burn fossil fuels at our current rate, the amount of seafood able to be farmed sustainably will increase by only 8% by 2050, and decline by 16% by 2090.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with aquaculture, climate change, Colette Wabnitz, CORU, fish, fish farms, fishmeal, Gabriel Reygondeau, mariculture, Muhammed Oyinlola, mussels, salmon, seafood, shellfish, Vicky Lam, William Cheung

New viruses discovered in endangered wild Pacific salmon populations

New viruses discovered in endangered wild Pacific salmon populations

All three are related to viruses that cause serious disease in other species.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, Curtis Suttle, faculty, fish, fish farms, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Pacific, Research, salmon, viruses

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