Local stakeholder involvement key to understanding protection level of MPAs
Knowledge provided by local non-governmental organizations, academics, civil servants, journalists, and fishers can be valuable for evaluating the effectiveness of countries’ marine protected areas.
Grey Whales — the other Pacific Northwest resident whale
Grey whales face many threats ranging from entanglements and ship strikes, to loss of habitat and reduced prey availability. Researchers are collecting data this summer needed to quantify and mitigate these threats.
Southern resident killer whales not getting enough to eat since 2018
The animals have been in an energy deficit, averaged across spring, summer and fall, for six of the last 40 years.
This scientist is taking an international jellyfish tour to explore mucus and medusae
UBC doctoral student Jessica Schaub is about to set off on an international tour of jellyfish
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.