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Lubna Alam

Lubna Alam

Lubna Alam

Research Associate; Fisheries Economics Research Unit

Email: lubna.alam@ubc.ca

Dr. Lubna Alam is a dedicated interdisciplinary ocean and fisheries scientist, deeply committed to the health of our oceans and the sustainability of global fisheries. Her academic journey and research contributions reflect her passion for protecting marine resources while addressing critical challenges such as deep-sea mining, pollution, seafood safety, climate change, and vulnerability.

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Miguel Correia

Miguel Correia

Miguel Correia

Research Associate

Email: m.correia@oceans.ubc.ca

Dr. Correia has studied several aspects of European seahorse biology, ecology and conservation. He has worked closely with stakeholders to implement mitigation tools for seahorse conservation and was actively involved in the creation of new marine protected areas (MPAs). He also acts as Focal Point for Europe in the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. Read More

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Sarah Foster

Sarah Foster

Sarah Foster

Program Leader

Email: s.foster@oceans.ubc.ca

Office phone: 604-827-5139

Dr. Foster is a conservation scientist dedicated to finding pragmatic solutions for the many problems facing the oceans and the animals that call them home – solutions that work for both fish and the people that depend on them. She is the Program Lead for Project Seahorse. Read More

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Vicky Lam

Vicky Lam

Vicky Lam

Research Associate, Sea Around Us

Email: v.lam@oceans.ubc.ca

Dr. Vicky Wing Yee Lam is a fisheries economist and Research Associate at the Sea Around Us, University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the economic impacts of climate change on global fisheries, with expertise in fisheries data reconstruction, spatial analysis, and sustainable marine conservation. Read More

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Anna McLaskey

Anna McLaskey

Anna McLaskey

Research Associate; Pelagic Ecosystems Lab

Email: a.mclaskey@oceans.ubc.ca

Dr. McLaskey is a zooplankton ecologist and biological oceanographer who researches the lower trophic levels of marine food webs — from phytoplankton, through zooplankton, to fish. Much of their work focuses on how nutritional quality intersects with food web structure, and how that can impact higher trophic levels.

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Carol Meirelles

Carol Meirelles

Carol Meirelles

Research Associate, MMRU

Email: c.meirelles@oceans.ubc.ca

Dr. Meirelles is a conservation biologist focusing on manatee and dolphin spatial ecology, behaviour, extinction risk assessment, and conservation planning. She was actively involved in the elaboration and monitoring of conservation plans in Brazil and is a member of the IUCN Sirenia Specialist Group. Read More

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Gideon Mordecai

Gideon Mordecai

Gideon Mordecai

Research Associate

Email: g.mordecai@oceans.ubc.ca or gidmord@gmail.com

Dr. Mordecai’s research explores the diversity of viruses which infect Pacific salmon, and applies genetic sequencing to study their transmission dynamics. He is part of a collaboration with Dr Kristi Miller (Fisheries & Oceans Canada) and the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Salmon Health Program, which researches the combined impacts of disease and environmental stress. Read More

Research Area

Pacific salmon, viruses, viral ecology, conservation biology, genomics, molecular epidemiology

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Maria Lourdes Palomares

Maria Lourdes Palomares

Maria Lourdes ‘Deng’ Palomares

Senior Scientist and Project Manager

Email: m.palomares@oceans.ubc.ca

Office phone: 604-822-0218

Dr. Palomares has been the Sea Around Us‘ Project Manager since June 2017. Her research focus has been on the application of well-known theories in fish and fisheries biology as tools to test hypotheses and/or generate knowledge from ‘big data’ repositories. Read More

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Louise Teh

Louise Teh

Louise Teh

Research Associate

Email: l.teh@oceans.ubc.ca

Office phone: 604-827-5137

Dr. Louise Teh’s research focuses on how interactions between humans and marine ecosystems impact fisheries sustainability. She has a particular interest is in small-scale fisheries of developing countries, and has been involved in marine conservation projects on valuing marine turtle conservation, marine protected area management, and climate change adaptation. Read More

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Lydia Teh

Lydia Teh

Lydia Teh

Research Associate

Email: lydia.teh@oceans.ubc.ca

Office phone: 604-822-1636

Dr Lydia Teh’s research examines the social, economic, and ecological dynamics of marine fisheries, with a special focus on small-scale fisheries. Her inter-disciplinary research cuts across fields from human ecology to biodiversity conservation, and has taken her to work with fishing communities in Sabah, Malaysia and Fiji…. Read More

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