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Whales

Aerial drones offer new perspective on resident killer whale behaviour

Aerial drones offer new perspective on resident killer whale behaviour

Scientists got a rare glimpse into the underwater behaviour of killer whales off the B.C. coast, with the help of aerial drones.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Faculty, Hakai Institute, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF Research Associates, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Mei Sato, Research, Salmon, Whales

A large Chinook salmon, getting ready to be released after measurements were taken.

Studying the Spring salmon to help protect BC ecosystems

Chinook, also known as Spring salmon, stocks in have been in decline, which has implications for entire BC marine food web

Posted in 2019, IOFNews | Tagged with British Columbia, Fieldwork, Food webs, IOF students, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Research, Salmon, Whales

Protecting Canada’s endangered whales through scientific research and collaboration

Protecting Canada’s endangered whales through scientific research and collaboration

Dr. Andrew Trites will receive $1 million over five years for research on Southern Resident Killer Whales

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, Canada, Cetaceans, Faculty, Marine ecosystems, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Salmon, Whales

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

Climate change fuels accumulation of pollutants in Chinook salmon, killer whales

Climate change fuels accumulation of pollutants in Chinook salmon, killer whales

Southern resident killer whales that exist along the Pacific Northeast Coast eat Chinook salmon, and these two predators are impacted by increased pollutant bioaccumulation driven by climate change

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, Climate change, Contaminants, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, Nereus Program, OceanCanada, Pollution, Research, Salmon, Whales, William Cheung

DFO announces funding for research on Southern Resident Killer Whales

DFO announces funding for research on Southern Resident Killer Whales

Andrew Trites and Brian Hunt are co-PIs on the project to examine how changes in the food web affect the abundance and quality of Chinook salmon in critical habitat areas of the Southern Resident Killer Whale

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Conservation, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Salmon, Whales

IOF meets with Ambassador of Uruguay to Canada

IOF meets with Ambassador of Uruguay to Canada

The group worked on the project proposal for “Cetaceans and Ocean Health in South America: Developing Regional Capacities and Coordination for Mercury Research, Biomonitoring and Mitigation”.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Contaminants, Evgeny Pakhomov, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, Whales

Bowhead whales come to Cumberland Sound in Nunavut to exfoliate

Bowhead whales come to Cumberland Sound in Nunavut to exfoliate

“Cumberland Sound serves as a habitat for feeding and moulting,” said Sarah Fortune, a PhD student at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Arctic, Fieldwork, IOF students, Marine mammals, Whales

Apex marine predators affected by human-made pollutants and climate change

Apex marine predators affected by human-made pollutants and climate change

Human contaminants, exacerbated by climate change, are impacting polar bears, killer whales.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Arctic, Climate change, Contaminants, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Juan Jose Alava, Marine mammals, Pollution, Whales

Andrew Trites and David Rosen go to Ottawa

Andrew Trites and David Rosen go to Ottawa

They addressed Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending captivity of whales and dolphins), in front of the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

Posted in 2017, IOF Honours, IOFNews | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Cetaceans, David Rosen, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Whales

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