Ocean temperature shapes how changes at the base of the food web affect fisheries catch potential
Climate-driven changes are reshaping our ocean’s environments; how will this affect the maximum catch potential of global fisheries?
Extreme Ocean Events Put Global Fisheries at Growing Risk
Global study reveals how extreme marine heat, very low primary productivity, especially when they occur together or in sequence — are associated with sharply higher odds of very low fisheries catches.
Climate change is supercharging marine invasions, global study finds
Global review reveals warming oceans are making marine invasive species more successful — and highlights critical blind spots that could leave many regions unprepared.
Second cohort of Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows selected
Congratulations to laureates: Dr. Rael Adhiambo (Kenya) and Dr. Ahmad Muhammad Talba (Nigeria)
Starfish Barometer 2026 warns that accelerating ocean change is outpacing global response
Dr. William Cheung contributed to the Starfish Barometer 2026 as the lead of the Human Pressures branch.
Aquaculture is shifting toward less sustainable species: new UBC study
Aquaculture relying on species that are less beneficial for food security, climate mitigation, and biodiversity
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[Internal] Call for Applications – Director Search – Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF)
Internal UBC search for new Director of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries. Deadline is March 27, 2026
Opportunities exist for Canada’s mariculture industry despite climate change, UBC study says
In 2022, the industry contributed around $1.2 billion to the Canadian economy and employed 3,900 full-time individuals, many in remote coastal regions.
Marine heatwaves quietly rewire ocean food webs
These bursts of extreme ocean heat are also reshaping the entire structure and function of marine food webs, with consequences that can last years after the water cools
Dr. William Cheung inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
On Friday, November 14, 2025, Dr. William Cheung, professor and Director of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, was inducted into the 2025 cohort of Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Fellows.