UBC students take on the Strait of Georgia
Students from IOF and other departments at UBC headed off on a whale-watching adventure.
Researchers deploy a new tool to study Chinook salmon fat content on the Fraser River
A Chinook with a short migration to Harrison Lake may offer half the calories to a resident killer whale as a similarly sized Chinook headed to the headwaters of the Fraser River.
New measurements shows seadragons grow slowly, but in a fashion similar to other bony fish
Despite their odd shape, which makes them resemble a tuft of seaweed, common and leafy seadragons grow in the same fashion as other bony fish, new research has found.
Jellyfish researcher Jessica Schaub to take “international tour” thanks to Hugh Morris Fellowship
Schaub has received a fellowship that will enable her to visit four countries where she will deepen her understanding of jellyfish.
New FCRRs: Historical Ecology in Burrard Inlet and Reconstructing the pre-contact shoreline of Burrard Inlet
These two new Fisheries Centre Research Reports will help us understand the overpowering changes that colonial settlement and development has had on the marine ecosystems surrounding the Lower Mainland area of British Columbia.
Grey Whale Watching in Baja California Sur, Mexico
It’s that time of year again, when people and grey whales head to the lagoons of Baja California Sur for the annual winter event.
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
Crowdfunding for kelp research
PhD student, Salome Buglass, is crowdfunding to support her research on an extensive mesophotic kelp forest found in the Galapagos.
Salmon from freshwater to the ocean: there and back again
Video for this seminar is now available! Click to watch
You can’t beat a healthy heart
New research is shedding light on the hearts of healthy marine mammals, and how they compare to human hearts