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Image: “Aquaculture” by Michael Chu, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Can aquaculture help tackle global food security?

With an average growth rate of about 8.8%, aquaculture has proven to be the fastest growing agro-food sector in the world, however the industry has a bad image.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with aquaculture, climate change, CORU, food security, IOF students, Nereus Program

Harbor seal dietary insights gained through new DNA technique

Harbor seal dietary insights gained through new DNA technique

A promising new technique called DNA metabarcoding, can be used to identify specific marker genes in seal droppings.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, seals

Climate change could cut First Nations fisheries’ catch in half

Climate change could cut First Nations fisheries’ catch in half

The study finds that coastal First Nations communities could suffer economic losses between $6.7 and $12 million annually by 2050.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, climate change, faculty, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Nereus Program, William Cheung, Yoshitaka Ota

Global trends show seabird populations dropped 70 per cent since 1950s

Global trends show seabird populations dropped 70 per cent since 1950s

The dramatic decline is caused by an number of factors including overfishing, fishing gear entanglements, pollution, invasive predators, habitat change, and climate change.

Posted in 2015, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, faculty, IOF students, marine ecosystems, overfishing, Sea Around Us, seabirds

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