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

Alex Walls
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UBC Media Relations
Email: alex.walls_at_ubc.ca
Office: 604-822-4636

Sea Around Us

Fish evolve by playing it safe

Fish evolve by playing it safe

New research supports the creation of more marine reserves in the world’s oceans because fish can evolve to be more cautious and stay away from fishing nets.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Climate change, Daniel Pauly, Faculty, fish, Marine catches, physiology, Sea Around Us

Jellyfish abound, and may be coming to a dinner plate near you

Jellyfish abound, and may be coming to a dinner plate near you

Lucas Brotz is making a name for himself as Canada’s foremost jellyfish researcher. For the past 10 years he has studied their population dynamics and the growth of jellyfish fishing globally.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF students, jellyfish, Lucas Brotz, Sea Around Us

SAVE OUR SEAS: Why is translating good science into good policy so hard?

SAVE OUR SEAS: Why is translating good science into good policy so hard?

University Killam Professor Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Daniel Pauly, will take place on March 28 at 6:30 pm, and Science World. Tickets SOLD OUT. Waitlist available

Posted in News Release | Tagged with Awards, Daniel Pauly, Sea Around Us, Seminars and events

Daniel Pauly and Dirk Zeller receive Ocean Award

Daniel Pauly and Dirk Zeller receive Ocean Award

Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Dirk Zeller received the Ocean Award in the Science category for their contributions to marine conservation and ocean health.

Posted in 2017, IOF Honours, News Release | Tagged with Awards, Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, Faculty, Marine catches, Sea Around Us

Top 10 Ocean Conservation Wins of 2016

Top 10 Ocean Conservation Wins of 2016

National Geographic released their list of 2016’s Top 10 Ocean Conservation wins, and work by IOF’s Sea Around Us project is #1.

Posted in 2017, News Release | Tagged with Sea Around Us

Global marine fisheries catches declining by 1.2 million metric tons every year

Global marine fisheries catches declining by 1.2 million metric tons every year

The Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries, released by IOF’s Sea Around Us project, looks at global catches, country-by-country, and explores the consequences of this decline, food security, and the steps that can be taken to ease the situation.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, Faculty, fisheries management, Marine catches, Publications, Sea Around Us

Daniel Pauly named UBC University Killam Professor

Daniel Pauly named UBC University Killam Professor

The University Killam Professor is the highest honour UBC can bestow on a faculty member. Dr. Daniel Pauly is an internationally celebrated fisheries scientist, professor in UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and currently the Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us Project.

Posted in 2016, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Awards, Daniel Pauly, Faculty, Sea Around Us

Daniel Pauly named Legend of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management

Daniel Pauly named Legend of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management

The Canadian Aquatic Resources Section (CARS) of the American Fisheries Society has named Dr. Daniel Pauly a “Legend of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management.”

Posted in 2016, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Awards, Daniel Pauly, Faculty, Sea Around Us

West Africa fisheries experts welcomed

West Africa fisheries experts welcomed

Fisheries scientists and experts from Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Cape-Verde, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, and Sierra Leone will attend a capacity-building workshop at UBC. Updates added.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews | Tagged with Faculty, fisheries economics, fisheries management, IOF alumni, Rashid Sumaila, Sea Around Us, Seminars and events

30 per cent of global fish catch unreported

30 per cent of global fish catch unreported

Countries drastically underreport the number of fish caught worldwide, according to a new study, and the numbers obscure a significant decline in the total catch.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, Faculty, fisheries economics, fisheries management, Marine catches, Sea Around Us

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