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UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries is working towards a world in which our freshwater and ocean systems are healthy and their resources are used sustainably and equitably. #UBCOceans
A bold initiative has committed €1 million ($1.6M CDN) to help create a Nobel Prize dedicated to climate and planetary health. Daniel Pauly, @seaaroundus.org , has been suggested as a primary candidate. environmentjournal.ca/initiative-o...
Initiative on new Nobel prize for climate gains momentum – The Environment Journal
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January 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
A bold initiative has committed €1 million ($1.6M CDN) to help create a Nobel Prize dedicated to climate and planetary health. Daniel Pauly, @seaaroundus.org , has been suggested as a primary candidate. environmentjournal.ca/initiative-o...
Researchers at the University of Washington, University of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey and the @hakai.org have identified the bacteria responsible for the wasting disease. It’s called Vibrio pectenicida. www.opb.org/article/2025...
2025: The year of the starfish (and the Pacific Northwest scientists trying to save them)
Research groups from several universities and institutes have been tackling the problem of dying sea stars, each looking for ways to help these important apex predators recover.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Researchers at the University of Washington, University of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey and the @hakai.org have identified the bacteria responsible for the wasting disease. It’s called Vibrio pectenicida. www.opb.org/article/2025...
The University of Cape Town’s Professor Lynne Shannon has made history after being awarded the 2025 Prince Albert I Grand Medal for #Ocean Science for her lifetime contributions to advancing understanding of the ocean and its ecosystems. capeargus.co.za/news/2025-12...
South African scientist honoured with ocean medal
Professor Lynne Shannon from the University of Cape Town has made history by becoming the first recipient from the Global South to receive the 2025 Prince Albert I Grand Medal for Ocean Science, recog...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The University of Cape Town’s Professor Lynne Shannon has made history after being awarded the 2025 Prince Albert I Grand Medal for #Ocean Science for her lifetime contributions to advancing understanding of the ocean and its ecosystems. capeargus.co.za/news/2025-12...
Morocco alone received 32.4% of all EU public #subsidies linked to #fishing agreements with countries in the Global South over the past 45 years, totaling €1.56 billion out of a total €4.8 billion spent since 1979. www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Morocco alone received 32.4% of all EU public #subsidies linked to #fishing agreements with countries in the Global South over the past 45 years, totaling €1.56 billion out of a total €4.8 billion spent since 1979. www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...
Dr Andrew Trites says they came across the scene while documenting chinook #salmon populations and northern resident killer #whale eating habits. "We got photobombed by dolphins. The odds of us getting it were one in a million.” vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/12/12/o...
Orcas and dolphins team up: new study reveals multi-species salmon hunt
A new report from UBC includes video evidence of dolphins and killer whales hunting cooperatively for salmon.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Dr Andrew Trites says they came across the scene while documenting chinook #salmon populations and northern resident killer #whale eating habits. "We got photobombed by dolphins. The odds of us getting it were one in a million.” vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/12/12/o...
Celebrate the enactment of High Seas Treaty which comes into force on January 17, 2026! oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Celebrate the enactment of High Seas Treaty which comes into force on January 17, 2026! oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
Next steps for WTO #fisheries agreement. @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @nathanjbennett.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... vi @Science
Next steps for WTO fisheries agreement
The future of global fisheries—which provide 1 in 10 jobs and primary protein for 3.2 billion people—is at risk (1–3). Each year, US$22 billion in harmful subsidies incentivize overfishing that deplet...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Next steps for WTO #fisheries agreement. @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @nathanjbennett.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... vi @Science
Celebrate the New Year with this #OceanIdiom that signifies getting rid of old habits and starting new ones. With this in mind, let’s celebrate the enactment of the “High Seas Treaty”, which comes into force on January 17, 2026! oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Celebrate the New Year with this #OceanIdiom that signifies getting rid of old habits and starting new ones. With this in mind, let’s celebrate the enactment of the “High Seas Treaty”, which comes into force on January 17, 2026! oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
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Come join us at #UWEnvironment! @uwsafs.bsky.social and UW Friday Harbor Labs are hiring an assistant professor who specializes in marine invertebrate organismal biology. About the job and how to apply: https://bit.ly/44sItYr
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Come join us at #UWEnvironment! @uwsafs.bsky.social and UW Friday Harbor Labs are hiring an assistant professor who specializes in marine invertebrate organismal biology. About the job and how to apply: https://bit.ly/44sItYr
#1 in @mongabay.com's list of top stories was the @wto.org treaty to ban harmful fisheries subsidies. @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social called it "an historic & necessary first step as it shows that multilateral cooperation on ocean sustainability is possible." news.mongabay.com/2025/12/top-...
Top ocean news stories of 2025 (commentary)
2025 was a key year for ocean policymaking, marking the midway point in the U.N. Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The past 12 months brought landslide multilateral wins for ocean p...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#1 in @mongabay.com's list of top stories was the @wto.org treaty to ban harmful fisheries subsidies. @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social called it "an historic & necessary first step as it shows that multilateral cooperation on ocean sustainability is possible." news.mongabay.com/2025/12/top-...
"It's probably too early to see the effect of this on the water," said @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social. "But … introducing [stricter] licenses is a good move and an improvement." @feru-ubc.bsky.social @solvingfcb.org www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
Somalis say foreign ships are stealing their fish, and it's fuelling a piracy resurgence | CBC News
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is back in the headlines after European Union naval forces seized an Iranian fishing vessel last month that Somali pirates used to briefly hijack a Malta-flagged tanker...
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December 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"It's probably too early to see the effect of this on the water," said @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social. "But … introducing [stricter] licenses is a good move and an improvement." @feru-ubc.bsky.social @solvingfcb.org www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This Christmas-y idiom is about the gift that keeps on giving - collecting #eDNA helps detect which marine animals were present in samples of sea water. You never know what you will find! @ubcpelagic.bsky.social oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
December 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This Christmas-y idiom is about the gift that keeps on giving - collecting #eDNA helps detect which marine animals were present in samples of sea water. You never know what you will find! @ubcpelagic.bsky.social oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
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This study from @ubcoceans.bsky.social finds 347 shared, cross-border fish stocks, and a warming ocean will push many farther into the High Seas.
Strong global rules are essential to protect them.
Strong global rules are essential to protect them.
Climate change drives shifts in straddling fish stocks in the world’s ocean
As straddling stocks shift between EEZs and the high seas due to climate change, fisheries will require adaptive management.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This study from @ubcoceans.bsky.social finds 347 shared, cross-border fish stocks, and a warming ocean will push many farther into the High Seas.
Strong global rules are essential to protect them.
Strong global rules are essential to protect them.
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"But … introducing [stricter] licenses is a good move and an improvement."
Dr. Rashid Sumaila (@ubcoceans.bsky.social) discusses Somalia tightening the licensing process for fishing to curb illegal fishing practices
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Dr. Rashid Sumaila (@ubcoceans.bsky.social) discusses Somalia tightening the licensing process for fishing to curb illegal fishing practices
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December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"But … introducing [stricter] licenses is a good move and an improvement."
Dr. Rashid Sumaila (@ubcoceans.bsky.social) discusses Somalia tightening the licensing process for fishing to curb illegal fishing practices
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Dr. Rashid Sumaila (@ubcoceans.bsky.social) discusses Somalia tightening the licensing process for fishing to curb illegal fishing practices
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Looking for a perfect Christmas gift for a fishy person? Why not donate to #UBCOceans in their name? You can support our student initiatives, or our Africa-UBC Fellows program, or research from units like @projectseahorse.bsky.social @seaaroundus.org or MMRU oceans.ubc.ca/giving/
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December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Looking for a perfect Christmas gift for a fishy person? Why not donate to #UBCOceans in their name? You can support our student initiatives, or our Africa-UBC Fellows program, or research from units like @projectseahorse.bsky.social @seaaroundus.org or MMRU oceans.ubc.ca/giving/
Congratulations to #MSc student Mahynour Saleh, who successfully defended her thesis: "Exploring Nation-specific solution options for the Tla’amin Nation’s seafood security under changing climate conditions"
December 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Congratulations to #MSc student Mahynour Saleh, who successfully defended her thesis: "Exploring Nation-specific solution options for the Tla’amin Nation’s seafood security under changing climate conditions"
RESEARCH: Northern cod comeback: 10 years after, by Honorary faculty member George Rose
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Northern cod comeback: 10 years after
A decade ago, in 2015, a paper in this journal heralded the “comeback” of Canada’s iconic Northern cod some 25 years after its collapse in the early 1990s. In the present paper, the stock status deter...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
RESEARCH: Northern cod comeback: 10 years after, by Honorary faculty member George Rose
doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
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The Pacific's big fisheries body takes new conservation steps www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
The Pacific's big fisheries body takes new conservation steps
World Wildlife Fund New Zealand has welcomed new conservation measures adopted by the Pacific region at its big annual tuna summit.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Pacific's big fisheries body takes new conservation steps www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
A Stellar sea lion that was suffering from a “severe” neck entanglement near Cowichan Bay, B.C. was rescued nearly a month after it was first spotted with a rope wrapped around its neck. cheknews.ca/sea-lion-wit...
Sea lion with ‘severe’ neck entanglement freed near Cowichan Bay, B.C.
A Stellar sea lion that was suffering from a “severe” neck entanglement near Cowichan Bay, B.C. was rescued nearly a month after it was first spotted with a rope wrapped around its neck.
cheknews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A Stellar sea lion that was suffering from a “severe” neck entanglement near Cowichan Bay, B.C. was rescued nearly a month after it was first spotted with a rope wrapped around its neck. cheknews.ca/sea-lion-wit...
The dolphins were scouting out the salmon, Dr. Andrew Trites said. “They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Orcas and dolphins caught on video by researchers collaborating to forage, hunt salmon | CBC News
Researchers from Dalhousie University were trying to study how northern resident orcas find salmon to eat, but they ended up finding an unexpected symbiosis with another species — dolphins.
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The dolphins were scouting out the salmon, Dr. Andrew Trites said. “They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Once researchers put a camera on this killer whale, they could follow its pod’s hunting excursions with dolphins around Vancouver Island, and record the clicks used for echolocation. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...
Teaming up on salmon hunts, orcas and dolphins in B.C. have developed a strategy that really clicks
A new study offers rare insights into how two species use each others’ sounds, size and speed to eat better together than they could alone
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Once researchers put a camera on this killer whale, they could follow its pod’s hunting excursions with dolphins around Vancouver Island, and record the clicks used for echolocation. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...
A dolphin is seen with a pod of northern resident killer whales. Canadian researchers captured the image showing killer whales and dolphins working together to hunt salmon off B.C.’s coast, revealing a rare interspecies partnership. www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
Killer whales and dolphins team up to hunt salmon off B.C. coast
Canadian researchers filmed killer whales and dolphins cooperating to hunt salmon off B.C.’s coast, revealing a rare interspecies partnership.
www.usatoday.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A dolphin is seen with a pod of northern resident killer whales. Canadian researchers captured the image showing killer whales and dolphins working together to hunt salmon off B.C.’s coast, revealing a rare interspecies partnership. www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
Want a gift that keeps on giving? Try eDNA! Collecting eDNA allows researchers to detect marine animals present in an environment, based on the genetic material found in samples of sea water. @ubcpelagic.bsky.social
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December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Want a gift that keeps on giving? Try eDNA! Collecting eDNA allows researchers to detect marine animals present in an environment, based on the genetic material found in samples of sea water. @ubcpelagic.bsky.social
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🌊 New paper alert 🌊 Findings reveal coral reefs 🪸 are under pressure, but they do better in marine protected areas, deeper waters, & compact reef patches.
🔗👉Learn more: projectseahorse.org/coral-reef-s...
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🔗👉Learn more: projectseahorse.org/coral-reef-s...
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Coral Reef Survival: Depth, Marine Protected Areas, and Seascape Structure Are Key - Project Seahorse
Living corals are more likely to survive and thrive when found in deeper water, within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), or in compact reef patches, according to a new study by UBC researchers published ...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🌊 New paper alert 🌊 Findings reveal coral reefs 🪸 are under pressure, but they do better in marine protected areas, deeper waters, & compact reef patches.
🔗👉Learn more: projectseahorse.org/coral-reef-s...
@ubcoceans.bsky.social @amandavincent.bsky.social
🔗👉Learn more: projectseahorse.org/coral-reef-s...
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RESEARCH: The influence of multiple stressors on the spatial distribution of corals. @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The influence of multiple stressors on the spatial distribution of corals
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December 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
RESEARCH: The influence of multiple stressors on the spatial distribution of corals. @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...