DFO announces funding for research on Southern Resident Killer Whales
Andrew Trites and Brian Hunt are co-PIs on the project to examine how changes in the food web affect the abundance and quality of Chinook salmon in critical habitat areas of the Southern Resident Killer Whale
Steller sea lion research front and centre at the Vancouver Aquarium
The Aquarium’s new Steller Bay highlights research done by IOF’s Marine Mammal Research Unit’s Drs. Andrew Trites and David Rosen.
Marine Mammal Skeleton Exhibit
Showcasing the whale, dolphin and sea lion skeletons on display in the Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) building
Open Water Research Station contributes a decade of discoveries
This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the MMRU Open Water Research Station, a floating laboratory at the centre of a ground-breaking scientific collaboration that has significantly advanced understanding of how nutritionally stressed Steller sea lions forage in the wild.
BC Marine Mammal Symposium
The entire event is being broadcast live on YouTube, Saturday, November 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
Aerial drone offers insights into bowhead whale behaviour
Research team, including UBC zoology PhD candidate Sarah Fortune, undertook what is believed to be the first intensive effort to study bowhead whales with the use of an aerial drone in the Eastern Canadian Arctic.
Harbor seal dietary insights gained through new DNA technique
A promising new technique called DNA metabarcoding, can be used to identify specific marker genes in seal droppings.