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Instead of shopping this Black Friday, consider curbing your consumption

Instead of shopping this Black Friday, consider curbing your consumption

Drs. Juan Jose Alava and Rashid Sumaila are urging consumers to make the connection between what they buy on Black Friday and what eventually ends up harming our ecosystems—and our health.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, IOFSS, News Release | Tagged with Juan Jose Alava, OPRU, plastic, pollution, Rashid Sumaila

PROFILE: Investigating ocean pollution to “provide solutions, not just answers to questions”

PROFILE: Investigating ocean pollution to “provide solutions, not just answers to questions”

“Anthropogenic stressors are reshaping our ocean – it’s not the same ocean we had 30 or 40 years ago. As academics we need to provide solutions, not just answers to questions.”

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Evgeny Pakhomov, fieldwork, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Juan Jose Alava, OPRU, penguins, plastic, pollution, Research

Modelling provides insight into the risks microplastics pose to marine life

Modelling provides insight into the risks microplastics pose to marine life

“We learned that the water and sediments are polluted with microplastics. The global ocean is basically a dump. We need to change our behaviours, our preferences and our consumption.”

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, OPRU, plastic, pollution

Women in Science 2020 – Vanessa Fladmark

Women in Science 2020 – Vanessa Fladmark

The only thing stopping you is you: once you get out of your own way an entire universe of possibilities opens up.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with fish, IOF students, marine ecosystems, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plastic, salmon, women, Women in Science

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

Ahead of the G7 Summit, UBC researchers played key role in shaping marine policies

Ahead of the G7 Summit, UBC researchers played key role in shaping marine policies

UBC researchers applied their expertise to tackle key ocean-based challenges and help shape marine policies.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with fishing gear, Illegal fishing, IOF students, plastic, pollution, Research

Cigarettes account for half of waste recovered on Vancouver and Victoria shorelines

Cigarettes account for half of waste recovered on Vancouver and Victoria shorelines

UBC researchers analysed data from 1,226 voluntary cleanups organized by the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup (GCSC).

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, fieldwork, IOF students, plastic, pollution, Research, Shoreline cleanup

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