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Research

For a prosperous Blue Economy, everyone must be involved

For a prosperous Blue Economy, everyone must be involved

Women make up 85% of ocean sectors, but are invisible in fisheries management positions, with marine policies often undermining their livelihoods and wellbeing. They are often not included in any decision-making processes and their dependency and contributions to the Blue Economy are neglected.

Posted in News Release | Tagged with Blue economy, caacity building, Equity and Diversity, FERU, fisheries economics, Ibrahim Issifu, Ilyass Dahmouni, IOF postdoctoral fellows, marginalized groups, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Women

Jellyfish size might influence their nutritional value, UBC study finds

Jellyfish size might influence their nutritional value, UBC study finds

Researchers confirmed what was already known: jellyfish eat bigger prey as they grow, which means they also occupy a higher position in the food web as they grow. They also found that some of the concentrations of ‘healthy fats,’ increase as jellyfish grow. These changes might be influenced by their diet, and as they feed on bigger prey with higher levels of fatty acids, the jellyfish accumulate more of these fatty acids.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Faculty, food webs, IOF students, jellyfish, Marine ecosystems, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Research

Food quality matters for southern resident killer whales, UBC study states

Food quality matters for southern resident killer whales, UBC study states

If southern resident killer whales ate just low-lipid salmon, they would have to eat around 80,000 more Chinook salmon every year than if they just ate high-lipid salmon.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biology, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Faculty, fish, fish stocks, food webs, IOF students, Pacific, Research, salmon, whales

‘This is a wake-up call for the world’: UBC researchers at the forefront of championing for change

‘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

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Biodiversity, Climate change, Conservation, Galápagos, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Juan Jose Alava, OPRU, penguins, pollution, Research

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 | Tagged with British Columbia, chemicals, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, Marine mammals, OPRU, pollution, Research, whales

Op-ed: To Prove its Climate and Biodiversity Ambitions the EU Must Protect the Ocean’s Carbon Engineers

Op-ed: To Prove its Climate and Biodiversity Ambitions the EU Must Protect the Ocean’s Carbon Engineers

An op-ed article by Drs. William Cheung and Rashid Sumaila regarding the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, that is currently taking place opened in Montreal.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Biodiversity, carbon footprint, Climate change, conferences, COP15, CORU, Faculty, FERU, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Solving FCB, William Cheung

New FCRR: Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea IV

New FCRR: Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea IV

Like its predecessors, this Fisheries Centre Research Report is a grab-bag of contributions from Dr. Daniel Pauly and associates.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, FCRR, Publications, Research, Sea Around Us, sharks, tuna

Kx Spotlight – Collaboration, the key to fighting climate change

Kx Spotlight – Collaboration, the key to fighting climate change

With partnerships spanning across disciplines, sectors and borders, and with academics and non-academics (including Indigenous communities, NGOs, policy makers, businesses and media) collaboration is at the centre of their work.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Biodiversity, biology, Climate change, CORU, Faculty, FERU, fisheries economics, knowledge exchange, ocean economy, Rashid Sumaila, Research, UBC, William Cheung

The DNA of salmon heritage

The DNA of salmon heritage

Two UBC researchers are exploring the problem of dwindling salmon runs from opposite ends of the knowledge continuum—cutting edge genomics, and empirical evidence gathered over millennia by the Indigenous Peoples of the coast.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Andrea Reid, British Columbia, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, CORU, Gideon Mordecai, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, public health, Research, salmon, viruses

Darwin’s Eden awash in plastics

Darwin’s Eden awash in plastics

Penguin guano from the Galápagos is helping UBC researchers track microplastic pollution from around the globe

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Galápagos, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Juan Jose Alava, Microplastics, OPRU, penguins, Research, zooplankton

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