IOF students visit fish farm
Students visited the Greig Salmon Farm and the BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences to better understand salmon farming.
As penguins dive, their location data takes flight
Data sent from penguins to space and back to UBC could help researchers determine why the species’ breeding population fluctuates so dramatically.
437 million tonnes of fish, $560 billion wasted due to destructive fishing operations
Research suggests that bottom trawling generates the most waste of any fishing method because the unwanted catch is dumped back into the ocean.
Climate change to cause dramatic drop in Persian Gulf biodiversity and fisheries catch potential
Among the eight countries that comprise the Gulf, the UAE is expected to perform the worst, with a projected loss of 45 per cent of its catch potential.
Samantha James wins at PEEC
Samantha James won ‘Best 3 Minute Talk’ at 2018 Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (PEEC).
Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices
New research finds dynamite, poison still common fishing methods
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.
Fishackathon 2018
Teams gathered for a weekend to build practical tech solutions to endemic problems defined by the world’s most respected fisheries experts
UBC researchers use drones to track jellyfish blooms
Jellyfish blooms are becoming more widespread and scientists ate looking for ways to better understand them.
Bowhead whales come to Cumberland Sound in Nunavut to exfoliate
“Cumberland Sound serves as a habitat for feeding and moulting,” said Sarah Fortune, a PhD student at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.