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Marine mammals

Hungry, hungry otters: looking at captive sea otters to understand their wild counterparts

Hungry, hungry otters: looking at captive sea otters to understand their wild counterparts

These furry marine mammals seem to have bottomless stomachs — what does that mean for the habitats and species around them?

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, Hunting and foraging, IOF students, Kelp forests, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, MMRU, Pacific Ocean, Sea otters, Sea urchins, Tidal Zones, Vancouver Aquarium

Toxic toilet paper and long-lasting chemicals found in endangered killer whales

Toxic toilet paper and long-lasting chemicals found in endangered killer whales

A chemical used in the production of toilet paper and ‘forever chemicals’ have been found in the bodies of orcas in B.C. , including the endangered southern resident killer whales.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with British Columbia, chemicals, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, Marine mammals, OPRU, pollution, whales

How do marine mammals make decisions about diving?

How do marine mammals make decisions about diving?

PhD candidate Rhea Storlund decided to take an unconventional approach to understand how marine mammals dive by asking human breath-hold divers about the decisions they make.

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

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, Research | Tagged with David Rosen, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, physiology, pinnipeds, seals, Vancouver Aquarium

Ecologists and mental health researchers unite to improve patient care, save wild animals using Fitbit-like devices

Ecologists and mental health researchers unite to improve patient care, save wild animals using Fitbit-like devices

Narwhals, sharks, and polar bears can help medical professionals improve care for patients with mental health struggles – and patients with conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder can offer insights that will help the conservation of many wild animals.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Animal movement, bio-logging, biology, Conservation, funding, Marie Auger-Methe, Marine mammals, Modelling, narwhals, physiology, polar bears, SERG, sharks, statistical ecology

Sea lions and walruses in managed care reveal how wild animals handle environmental disturbance

Sea lions and walruses in managed care reveal how wild animals handle environmental disturbance

Knowledge about resting metabolic rates or energy expenditures can lead to big, meaningful changes for the conservation of wild animals.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with David Rosen, Faculty, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, pinnipeds, sea lions, Vancouver, walrus

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

Orca Quest 2020: In Search of Killer Whales

Orca Quest 2020: In Search of Killer Whales

In August 2020, Marine Mammal Research Unit (MMRU) researchers set sail to determine whether there are enough chinook salmon to support southern resident killer whales in the Salish Sea.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Animal movement, British Columbia, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Pacific, Sarah Fortune, whales

Research into bowhead whales finds unique foraging behaviour

Research into bowhead whales finds unique foraging behaviour

Understanding the needs of bowheads is a crucial first step taken to learn how they will respond to climate change.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Arctic, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Sarah Fortune, whales

STUDENT PROFILE: Ana Pozas

STUDENT PROFILE: Ana Pozas

Focusing her research on the diets of California sea lions, Pozas enjoys working with the ‘dogs of the sea’, proving that the “ocean is not such a scary place and that there’s so much to learn still.”

Posted in 2021, IOFNews | Tagged with David Rosen, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, Pacific, sea lions

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