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Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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Juan Jose Alava

How much microplastic is there in the BC marine food web?

How much microplastic is there in the BC marine food web?

Researchers are concerned with the amount of microplastics consumed by zooplankton and herring, which are foundational species in BC’s regional marine food webs.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Faculty, Herring, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Juan Jose Alava, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, plastic, Research

Climate change fuels accumulation of pollutants in Chinook salmon, killer whales

Climate change fuels accumulation of pollutants in Chinook salmon, killer whales

Southern resident killer whales that exist along the Pacific Northeast Coast eat Chinook salmon, and these two predators are impacted by increased pollutant bioaccumulation driven by climate change

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, Climate change, Contaminants, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, pollution, Research, salmon, whales, William Cheung

IOF meets with Ambassador of Uruguay to Canada

IOF meets with Ambassador of Uruguay to Canada

The group worked on the project proposal for “Cetaceans and Ocean Health in South America: Developing Regional Capacities and Coordination for Mercury Research, Biomonitoring and Mitigation”.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Contaminants, Evgeny Pakhomov, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, whales

Apex marine predators affected by human-made pollutants and climate change

Apex marine predators affected by human-made pollutants and climate change

Human contaminants, exacerbated by climate change, are impacting polar bears, killer whales.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Arctic, Climate change, Contaminants, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Juan Jose Alava, Marine mammals, pollution, whales

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