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Office: 604-827-4325

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heatwaves

These bodies of water are right next to each other, but oceans apart

These bodies of water are right next to each other, but oceans apart

Areas of B.C.’s coastal ocean may look similar from above water, but under the water, they can be completely different worlds, in terms of temperature, salinity, ocean acidification, and nutrient concentrations.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, environment, Hakai Institute, heatwaves, plankton, salinity, salmon, temperatures, water

Marine heatwaves could wipe out an extra six per cent of a country’s fish catches, costing millions their jobs

Marine heatwaves could wipe out an extra six per cent of a country’s fish catches, costing millions their jobs

Extremely hot years will wipe out hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish available for catch in a country’s waters in this century

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Asia, Biodiversity, Canada, Climate change, Colette Wabnitz, CORU, Faculty, fish stocks, fisheries management, Gabriel Reygondeau, heatwaves, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Lydia Teh, Muhammed Oyinlola, Ocean ecology, Peru, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Vicky Lam, William Cheung

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