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Visiting fellows selected for inaugural cohort of Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Program

Visiting fellows selected for inaugural cohort of Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Program

The Program is extremely pleased to announce the selection of its inaugural laureates: Dr. Cynthia A. Adinortey (Ghana) and Dr. Antony Otinga Oteng’o (Kenya).

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Africa, Africa-UBC Visiting Fellows Program, awards, biodiversity conservation, conservation, East Africa, food security, food webs, honours, South Africa, West Africa

New FCRR: Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea V

New FCRR: Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea V

This report presents a valuable collection of studies that contribute to both foundational research and impactful discussion in fisheries science and marine ecology.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, FCRR, fish, food webs, Publications, Sea Around Us

Overfishing and climate change impacts on New Zealand’s fish populations were hidden – until now

Overfishing and climate change impacts on New Zealand’s fish populations were hidden – until now

An international team of researchers shows that, despite ocean water temperature around the island country modestly increasing by 0.04°C per decade from 1950–2019, the presence of warmer-climate species is a clear indicator of the impacts of climate change on marine life.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with climate change, Daniel Pauly, faculty, fish stocks, food webs, New Zealand, overfishing, Sea Around Us

Climate change will have an adverse impact on trophic amplification in marine food webs

Climate change will have an adverse impact on trophic amplification in marine food webs

Climate-driven changes in ocean environmental conditions — ocean warming, deoxygenation and acidification — are projected to affect the physiological functions of marine organisms, their geographic distributions, biological life cycles and total biomass.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with biology, biomass, climate change, CORU, ecosystems, faculty, food security, food webs, Gabriel Reygondeau, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, marine ecosystems, ocean economy, plankton, species distribution, trophic amplification, William Cheung, zooplankton

Dr. Brian Hunt receives NSERC Discovery Grant to research the impacts of urbanization on the coastal ocean

Dr. Brian Hunt receives NSERC Discovery Grant to research the impacts of urbanization on the coastal ocean

Dr. Brian Hunt will receive an NSERC Discovery Grant for work on the impacts of urbanization on coastal oceans, specifically regarding ocean cities.

Posted in 2023, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with biodiversity, Brian Hunt, coastline, Discovery Grants, ecosystems, faculty, food webs, herring, NSERC, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, pollution, salmon, urbanization, wastewater

New WORKING PAPER: Ecological Impacts of Marine Plastic Pollution, Microplastics’ Foodweb Bioaccumulation Modelling and Global Ocean Footprint: Insights into the Problems, the Management Implications and Coastal Communities Inequities

New WORKING PAPER: Ecological Impacts of Marine Plastic Pollution, Microplastics’ Foodweb Bioaccumulation Modelling and Global Ocean Footprint: Insights into the Problems, the Management Implications and Coastal Communities Inequities

The Nippon Foundation-Ocean Litter Project (2019-2023)

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, Research | Tagged with food webs, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, microplastics, ocean, OPRU, plastic, pollution, Publications

Jellyfish size might influence their nutritional value, UBC study finds

Jellyfish size might influence their nutritional value, UBC study finds

Researchers confirmed what was already known: jellyfish eat bigger prey as they grow, which means they also occupy a higher position in the food web as they grow. They also found that some of the concentrations of ‘healthy fats,’ increase as jellyfish grow. These changes might be influenced by their diet, and as they feed on bigger prey with higher levels of fatty acids, the jellyfish accumulate more of these fatty acids.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, faculty, food webs, IOF students, jellyfish, marine ecosystems, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab

Food quality matters for southern resident killer whales, UBC study states

Food quality matters for southern resident killer whales, UBC study states

If southern resident killer whales ate just low-lipid salmon, they would have to eat around 80,000 more Chinook salmon every year than if they just ate high-lipid salmon.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with biology, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, faculty, fish, fish stocks, food webs, IOF students, killer whales, Pacific, salmon, whales

New Working Paper: A rich analysis of the economic, social and environmental effects of harmful fisheries at the ecosystem level

New Working Paper: A rich analysis of the economic, social and environmental effects of harmful fisheries at the ecosystem level

The effects of harmful fisheries subsidies in three marine ecosystems, chosen for their importance in terms of food security, size and diversity; and three different management scenarios are examined.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, Research | Tagged with climate change, faculty, fisheries economics, fisheries management, food security, food webs, IOF Research Associates, nutrition, pollution, Publications, Rashid Sumaila, Vicky Lam, William Cheung, Zeyu Zeng

Expect shorter food chains in more productive coastal ecosystems

Expect shorter food chains in more productive coastal ecosystems

“We provided evidence for bottom-up omnivory in nutrient-rich temperate pelagic ecosystems, where food chain length is determined by the level of diatom production,” said Jacob Lerner. “This is very different from the global model for pelagic ecosystems.”

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with biology, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, faculty, fish, food webs, IOF students, krill, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, salmon, zooplankton

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