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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

International Year of the Salmon Expedition helps IOF researchers map North Pacific food webs

International Year of the Salmon Expedition helps IOF researchers map North Pacific food webs

For scientists in the IOF’s Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, the trip represents a chance to trace the outline of North Pacific food webs, in which salmon play a central role as both predator and prey.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, IYSExpedition, News Release, Research | Tagged with Anna McLaskey, Brian Hunt, Faculty, food webs, Genyffer Troina, Gulf of Alaska, International Year of the Salmon, IOF postdoctoral fellows, jellyfish, plankton, salmon, squid, zooplankton

UBC scientists sail the high seas for salmon

UBC scientists sail the high seas for salmon

The third International Year of the Salmon Pan-Pacific Winter High Seas Expedition will continue to answer questions about a crucial salmon life stage that is poorly understood

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, IYSExpedition, News Release, Research | Tagged with Anna McLaskey, Evgeny Pakhomov, food webs, Genyffer Troina, International Year of the Salmon, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF students, Pacific, plankton, salmon, zooplankton

Salmon from freshwater to the ocean: there and back again

Salmon from freshwater to the ocean: there and back again

Video for this seminar is now available! Click to watch

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Webinars | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Andrea Reid, Brian Hunt, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, food webs, Freshwater, High Seas, Indigenous fisheries, IOF alumni, IOF students, salmon, William Cheung

Shedding light on mysterious jellyfish diets

Shedding light on mysterious jellyfish diets

We think of jellyfish as not being picky eaters, but in this case, it seemed that they didn’t like feeding on a single diet.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Brian Hunt, Faculty, food webs, IOF students, jellyfish, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Vancouver Aquarium

Towards sustainable, resilient and just food systems and the role of aquatic foods

Towards sustainable, resilient and just food systems and the role of aquatic foods

Video now available for viewing!

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Webinars | Tagged with Blue Food Assessment, Colette Wabnitz, Deng Palomares, food security, food webs, Rashid Sumaila, Seminars and events, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than in 1950s, putting millions at risk

Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than in 1950s, putting millions at risk

Global coverage of living corals had declined by about half since the 1950s and consequently, the diversity of species had also declined, by more than 60%.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Biodiversity, Coral, Deng Palomares, food webs, Gabriel Reygondeau, IBPES, Indigenous fisheries, IOF alumni, IOF Research Associates, IPCC, Nereus Program, Vicky Lam, William Cheung, Yoshitaka Ota

Global demand for aquatic foods set to nearly double by 2050

Global demand for aquatic foods set to nearly double by 2050

Improvements to aquaculture production, lower prices, and changing cultural preferences expected to drive up demand for fish, seafood and seaweed, according to new research.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Blue Food Assessment, Climate change, Faculty, FERU, food security, food webs, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila

Climate change creates ‘double jeopardy’ for fish-dependent countries, finds first study of its kind

Climate change creates ‘double jeopardy’ for fish-dependent countries, finds first study of its kind

A new study highlights the importance of collective action to boost resilience across all aquatic food systems to stave off the worst effects of climate change.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Blue Food Assessment, Climate change, CORU, Faculty, food security, food webs, William Cheung

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