The University of British Columbia
UBC - A Place of Mind
The University of British Columbia Vancouver campus
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
  • Home
  • About
  • Our Values
  • People
    • Alumni
  • Research
  • Graduate Program
  • Courses
    • Non-credit Courses
  • News & Events
    • News
    • IOF Seminars
    • Media Coverage
    • Events
  • IOF Intranet
  • Donate
/ Home / Vancouver

Vancouver

Students visit Stanley Park for an intertidal tour

Students visit Stanley Park for an intertidal tour

They saw sea stars down by the seashore…

Posted in 2023, IOFNews | Tagged with Christopher Harley, coastline, intertidal, IOF students, Research, Stanley Park, Vancouver

Climate change to drive increasing overlap between Pacific tuna fisheries and emerging deep-sea mining industry

Climate change to drive increasing overlap between Pacific tuna fisheries and emerging deep-sea mining industry

Sourcing for car batteries and rare earth metals in the deep-sea — what does this mean for the tuna fish? IOF author takes a look into the possible consequences of mining into the deep, dark ocean.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with deep sea mining, fish stocks, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, mineral deposits, tuna, Vancouver

IOF Student Society does Shoreline Clean Up

IOF Student Society does Shoreline Clean Up

A group of IOF and zoology students joined shoreline clean up event to celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day

Posted in 2022, IOFNews | Tagged with IOF Student Society, IOF students, Shoreline cleanup, Vancouver

Sea lions and walruses in managed care reveal how wild animals handle environmental disturbance

Sea lions and walruses in managed care reveal how wild animals handle environmental disturbance

Knowledge about resting metabolic rates or energy expenditures can lead to big, meaningful changes for the conservation of wild animals.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, faculty, marine mammals, MMean Lab, pinnipeds, Research, sea lions, Vancouver, walrus

STUDENT PROFILE: Meaghan Efford

STUDENT PROFILE: Meaghan Efford

With a background in archaeology, Efford been able to put her unique skillset to use working with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation to create a model of the Burrard Inlet’s pre-colonial contact aquatic ecosystems.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, Student Profiles | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Ecopath, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Vancouver, Villy Christensen

Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet

Mapping the evolution of coastal waters in Metro Vancouver: The Burrard Inlet

How did the Burrard Inlet look like in the past, compared to how it is now? What were the fishing, food source, and maritime resources there, and how did this habitat change over time?

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, climate change, environment, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Ocean Leaders, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Vancouver

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Faculty of Science
Vancouver Campus
The University of British Columbia
AERL, 2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 822 2731
Website oceans.ubc.ca
Email info@oceans.ubc.ca
Find us on
     
Back to top
The University of British Columbia
  • Emergency Procedures |
  • Terms of Use |
  • Copyright |
  • Accessibility