‘This is a wake-up call for the world’: UBC researchers at the forefront of championing for change
The Galápagos islands are under severe threat from ocean pollution, climate change, and illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing pressures
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.
New Working Paper: A rich analysis of the economic, social and environmental effects of harmful fisheries at the ecosystem level
The effects of harmful fisheries subsidies in three marine ecosystems, chosen for their importance in terms of food security, size and diversity; and three different management scenarios are examined.
Partnership between UBC researchers, marine stewards and K’ómoks First Nation spawns new microplastics findings
What they found helps illuminate the study of microplastics in the ocean, an area of pollution research that is garnering lots of attention due to the many unknowns about how these particles damage the health of organisms that ingest them.
Europe’s most valuable marine species “reduced to a fraction” of their current population size by 2100
Over one quarter of Europe’s 20 most highly-fished marine species will be under extreme pressure by 2100 if nothing is done to simultaneously halt climate change, overfishing, and mercury pollution
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.
Kyra St. Pierre wins Banting Fellowship
The fellowship, for postdoctoral fellows, is to develop recipients’ leadership potential and is granted based on the applicant’s research excellence, the quality of their proposed research, and the match between the applicant and the strategic priorities of their academic institute.
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.”
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.”
IOF joins the Nippon Foundation’s Ocean Nexus Center
Ocean Nexus research at IOF will focus on marine pollution and ocean acidification, and on social and economic measures related to the ‘Blue Economy’