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Reefs help protect vulnerable Caribbean fish from climate change

Reefs help protect vulnerable Caribbean fish from climate change

Researchers predicted that changes in fish community could be reduced by 30 to 80 per cent with a doubling of reef area.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Caribbean, Coral, CORU, Faculty, fish, fisheries management, IOF students, William Cheung

There’s something in the water

There’s something in the water

Research team collected water samples along Canada’s coasts to examine for trace amounts of DNA shed by organisms into the surrounding environment.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Biodiversity, Brian Hunt, Canada, Climate change, Faculty, Fieldwork, fish, Marine mammals, Ocean ecology, plankton

Researchers investigate the ‘whole enchilada’ in Tasman Sea

Researchers investigate the ‘whole enchilada’ in Tasman Sea

The research voyage focused on establishing the relationship between open ocean production and coastal fisheries off southeastern Australia.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, Evgeny Pakhomov, Faculty, Fieldwork, fish, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF students, Ocean ecology, plankton, pyrosomes

Brian Hunt joins the Canada C3 cruise for marine DNA project

Brian Hunt joins the Canada C3 cruise for marine DNA project

Dr. Hunt will conduct research for the Trans-Canada eDNA Biodiversity Mapping Project.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, Canada, Faculty, Fieldwork, fish, Hakai Institute, Ocean ecology, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab

Juvenile Salmon Survival Program gains funding from MITACS and the Tula Foundation

Juvenile Salmon Survival Program gains funding from MITACS and the Tula Foundation

“Salmon are one of the most culturally, ecologically, and economically important fish in British Columbia, however, their stocks have been declining,” said Program leader, Dr. Brian Hunt

Posted in 2017, IOFNews | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Faculty, fish, Hakai Coastal Initiative, Hakai Institute, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, salmon

HERRING PEOPLE: An Arts-Based Initiative

HERRING PEOPLE: An Arts-Based Initiative

This event combined art and science to raise awareness of Pacific herring’s role in BC marine ecosystems, aboriginal communities, and commercial fisheries.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Brian Hunt, Faculty, fish, Herring, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Mimi Lam, Seminars and events

Fish evolve by playing it safe

Fish evolve by playing it safe

New research supports the creation of more marine reserves in the world’s oceans because fish can evolve to be more cautious and stay away from fishing nets.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Daniel Pauly, Faculty, fish, Marine catches, physiology, Sea Around Us

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