Haunting the seas: the legacy of ghost gear pollution in marine environments
“Ghost gear” is a specific category of anthropogenic marine debris that contributes to the global marine plastics problem. After it becomes disconnected from its intended use, ghost gear can catch non-targeted species – such as fish, whales or other marine mammals – through by-catch or entanglement
Partnering with Indigenous communities to improve research outcomes
Trust was essential in encouraging the community to discuss their relationships with spaces in Atl’ka7tsem and to use research findings during decision-making.
OCF student awarded High Level Scientific Fellowship
Isabella Morgante (PhD, OCF) will do a two-month Fellowship in Paris, France.
OCF student named as a UBC’s Climate Solutions Research Collective 2024/2025 Solution Scholar
The Solutions Scholars will work on one of four collaborative projects over the 2024/2025 year with an interdisciplinary group of faculty and community members.
Can aquaculture help create a sustainable planet?
Properly done, aquaculture has the potential to produce food for millions of people, conserve and restore ecosystems and replenish endangered wild fish stocks.
Increasing temperatures and salinity result in decreased ecosystem diversity, UBC study finds.
Ecosystems can be impacted and changed by a lot of different things, including human activities, stormwater runoff, contaminants, invasive species, and climate change
Pelagic Ecosystems Lab wins BC Conservation & Biodiversity Award
The award will fund a project to provide high resolution zooplankton biodiversity data by integrating eDNA, and the Zooscan imaging system, to establish a biodiversity benchmark for the wider BC coast.
Killer whales breathe just once between dives, study confirms
A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between dives.
Marine sharks and rays ‘use’ urea to delay reproduction
Researchers found that high urea concentrations common in cartilaginous fish, particularly oviparous marine species, allow them to mature and begin to reproduce at a larger fraction of their maximal size.
What could be impacting the food source of Southern Resident killer whales?
There are currently 74 Southern Resident killer whales, and this population is listed as endangered in both Canada and the U.S. The species relies on Pacific salmon (Chinook and coho) for food, however these salmon populations have been decreasing for decades.