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Katherine Came
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Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

Alex Walls
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Email: alex.walls_at_ubc.ca
Office: 604-822-4636

Marine Mammal Research Unit

Decoding the secret lives of killer whales one micro-second at a time

Decoding the secret lives of killer whales one micro-second at a time

Using methods to detect when the animals are catching prey and to model their energy expenditure will be key to understanding the differences between these neighbouring whale populations.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Animal movement, Faculty, Marie Auger-Methe, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Research, SERG, statistical ecology, tagging, whales

Grey Whale Watching in Baja California Sur, Mexico

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.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Mexico, whales

Long-term studies quantify the prey requirements of pinnipeds, and help predict the effects of nutritional stress

Long-term studies quantify the prey requirements of pinnipeds, and help predict the effects of nutritional stress

Two new studies by Dr. David Rosen answer the question: “How much fish does a seal need?”

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, physiology, pinnipeds, Research, seals, Vancouver Aquarium

How big is that whale?

How big is that whale?

New data from stranded whales is yielding better estimates of body sizes needed to determine drug dosages, as well as assess the health and food requirements of whales

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Marine Mammal Research Unit, Sarah Fortune, whales

You can’t beat a healthy heart

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

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, MMean Lab, pinnipeds, Research, sea lions

No apparent shortage of prey for southern resident killer whales in Canadian waters during summer

No apparent shortage of prey for southern resident killer whales in Canadian waters during summer

Researchers reported that Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea in summertime are four to six times more abundant for southern resident killer whales than northern resident killer whales.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Mei Sato, Pacific, Research, salmon, whales

What do differences in animal behaviour reveal about the decline of Steller sea lions in Alaska?

What do differences in animal behaviour reveal about the decline of Steller sea lions in Alaska?

More than 50 years of studying Steller sea lion behaviour has yielded one of the most complete life history descriptions for any species of marine mammal.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, pinnipeds, Research, sea lions

Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered

Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered

New colony of Guadalupe fur seals discovered on El Farallón de San Ignacio Island, Gulf of California

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Mexico, Pacific, seals

The Killers of California and Oregon

The Killers of California and Oregon

Thirteen years of photo-identification data of killer whales observed in California and Oregon provide new insights into the distribution and population structure of mammal-eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, Faculty, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Pacific, Research, USA, whale-watching, whales

Blue herons identified as a significant juvenile salmon predator

Blue herons identified as a significant juvenile salmon predator

Looking for predators that ate salmon, an Indigenous biologist suggested looking at heron. Discarded tags proved Pacific great blue herons could be scooping up as many as 3-6% of all juvenile salmon.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, birds, British Columbia, Faculty, herons, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Research, salmon, seabirds

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