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Katherine Came
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Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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Email: sachi.wickramasinghe_at_ubc.ca
Office: 604-822-4636

Research

The impact of global, future change on the lives of Tonle Sap inhabitants

The impact of global, future change on the lives of Tonle Sap inhabitants

Researchers explored the vulnerabilities of Cambodian lake fishers by examining their livelihood activities and responses to different scenarios of future change.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Cambodia, Faculty, FERU, fishing practices, Freshwater, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Louise Teh, Rashid Sumaila, Research, Small-scale fisheries

Fishing companies lose millions of dollars every year and they don’t know it

Fishing companies lose millions of dollars every year and they don’t know it

Companies could have increased their profits substantially had they allowed fish stocks to rebuild and then fished them sustainably.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Faculty, fisheries management, Industrial fishing, IOF students, Research, Sea Around Us

The tragic disappearing act of Mediterranean sharks

The tragic disappearing act of Mediterranean sharks

IOF alumnus Madeline Cashion discusses efforts to save the shortfin mako shark, and how her research is helping.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews | Tagged with IOF alumni, Research, Sea Around Us, sharks

Modern slavery promotes overfishing

Modern slavery promotes overfishing

Labour abuses, including modern slavery, are ‘hidden subsidies’ that allow distant-water fishing fleets to remain profitable and promote overfishing

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, Faculty, fisheries management, Illegal fishing, Research, Sea Around Us, slavery, Supply chain

WWF report reveals staggering extent of human impact on planet

WWF report reveals staggering extent of human impact on planet

IOF’s Daniel Pauly and Deng Palomares wrote the fisheries section.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Biodiversity, Daniel Pauly, Deng Palomares, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Research, Sea Around Us

Women play critical role in fisheries governance, studies suggest

Women play critical role in fisheries governance, studies suggest

IOF researchers investigated women’s roles in fisheries governance in British Columbia and in the Philippines.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Amanda Vincent, Danika Kleiber, Faculty, fisheries management, Gender, Indigenous fisheries, IOF alumni, IOF students, Project Seahorse, Research, Women

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

Small in size, but mighty in impact

Small in size, but mighty in impact

Salps are fascinating organisms that have a huge impact on the planet’s ability to manage climate change.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Biodiversity, Climate change, Evgeny Pakhomov, Faculty, Fieldwork, Krill, Research, salps, Sustainability

Hakai Coastal Initiative’s Marine Food Webs Working Group

Hakai Coastal Initiative’s Marine Food Webs Working Group

This collaborative research unit aims to understand how marine food webs operate, with a particular focus on British Columbia’s coastal ocean.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Coastline, Faculty, Fieldwork, food webs, Hakai Coastal Initiative, Hakai Institute, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, Research

Using sound to unravel how animal behavior in complex environments

Using sound to unravel how animal behavior in complex environments

MMRU Research Associate, Mei Sato, uses bio-acoustic data to study the interactions between Chinook salmon and killer whales

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Cetaceans, IOF Research Associates, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Mei Sato, Research, whales

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