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Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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

As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns

As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns

Climate change and loss of sea ice is creating stressors for these animals, and they are adapting to a new life in the Arctic.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Animal movement, Arctic, Climate change, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marie Auger-Methe, migration, SERG, whales

Researchers call for action to stop exploitation of Antarctic waters

Researchers call for action to stop exploitation of Antarctic waters

The critically important Southern Ocean is not being properly protected by its stewards, a distinguished group of scientists from around the globe have noted.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Antarctic, Antarctica, Faculty, fisheries management, IOF Research Associates, Krill, Louise Teh, Ocean governance, Overfishing, Rashid Sumaila, whales

José Eugenio Gómez Rodríguez, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Grey Whales — the other Pacific Northwest resident whale

Grey whales face many threats ranging from entanglements and ship strikes, to loss of habitat and reduced prey availability. Researchers are collecting data this summer needed to quantify and mitigate these threats.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, whales

Southern resident killer whales not getting enough to eat since 2018

Southern resident killer whales not getting enough to eat since 2018

The animals have been in an energy deficit, averaged across spring, summer and fall, for six of the last 40 years.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, Carl Walters, Climate change, Faculty, food security, IOF students, Pacific, salmon, sea lions, Villy Christensen, whales

UBC students take on the Strait of Georgia

UBC students take on the Strait of Georgia

Students from IOF and other departments at UBC headed off on a whale-watching adventure.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews | Tagged with IOF students, sea lions, whale-watching, whales

Decoding the secret lives of killer whales one micro-second at a time

Decoding the secret lives of killer whales one micro-second at a time

Using methods to detect when the animals are catching prey and to model their energy expenditure will be key to understanding the differences between these neighbouring whale populations.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Animal movement, Faculty, Marie Auger-Methe, Marine Mammal Research Unit, SERG, statistical ecology, tagging, whales

New FCRRs: Historical Ecology in Burrard Inlet and Reconstructing the pre-contact shoreline of Burrard Inlet

New FCRRs: Historical Ecology in Burrard Inlet and Reconstructing the pre-contact shoreline of Burrard Inlet

These two new Fisheries Centre Research Reports will help us understand the overpowering changes that colonial settlement and development has had on the marine ecosystems surrounding the Lower Mainland area of British Columbia.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, birds, British Columbia, Coastline, FCRR, fish, fish stocks, fishing practices, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Ocean ecology, Publications, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Villy Christensen, whales

Grey Whale Watching in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Grey Whale Watching in Baja California Sur, Mexico

It’s that time of year again, when people and grey whales head to the lagoons of Baja California Sur for the annual winter event.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Mexico, whales

How big is that whale?

How big is that whale?

New data from stranded whales is yielding better estimates of body sizes needed to determine drug dosages, as well as assess the health and food requirements of whales

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Marine Mammal Research Unit, Sarah Fortune, whales

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