UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

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The UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) is a research unit at the University of British Columbia (UBC) that was formed in 2015 by incorporating members from the former UBC Fisheries Centre (est. 1991, dis. 2015), as well as a subset of researchers that are conducting marine related research at UBC.[1] Members of the IOF are drawn primarily from the Departments of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Zoology and Botany. The UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries brings together a community of Canadian and international experts in ocean and freshwater species, systems, economics, and issues to provide new insights into how global marine systems function, and the impacts of human activity on those systems. It is working towards a world in which the oceans are healthy and their resources are used sustainably and equitably. IOF is located at The University of British Columbia, and promotes multidisciplinary study of aquatic ecosystems and broad-based collaboration with researchers, educators, maritime communities, government, NGOs, and other partners.

Research units[]

The IOF brings together a broad range of scientists to study both the ocean itself and the lives and livelihoods of coastal populations. Its research groups focus on issues of local significance in Western Canada, including the Salish Sea and Strait of Georgia, as well as broader global concerns such as artisanal fisheries in developing countries. It is constantly developing new research groups in response to emerging issues, trends and awareness.

IOF Research units Leaders
Aboriginal Fisheries Research Unit
Changing Ocean Research Unit [2] William Cheung
Climate and Coastal Ecosystem Lab [3] Simon Donner [4]
Coastal Marine Ecology [5] Chris Harley [6]
Connecting Human and Natural Systems (CHANS) Lab [7] Kai Chan [8]
Ecosystems Dynamics and Management Investigations Group (ECODIGM) [9] Murdoch McAllister [10]
Fisheries Economics Research Unit (FERU) [11] Ussif Rashid Sumaila[12]
Global Fisheries Cluster [13] Ussif Rashid Sumaila [4] | | | Daniel Pauly
Global Ocean Modeling [14] Villy Christensen[15]
Marine Mammal Research Unit [16] Andrew Trites [17]
Marine Virology and Microbiology [18] Curtis Suttle [19]
Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program[20] William Cheung
Yoshitaka Ota
Daniel Pauly[21]
OceanCanada Partnership[22] Ussif Rashid Sumaila[23]
Policy and Ecosystem Restoration in Fisheries (PERF)[24] Tony J. Pitcher[25]
Project Seahorse[26] Amanda Vincent[27]
Quantitative Modeling Group [28] Villy Christensen
Carl Walters
Sea Around Us Project[29] Daniel Pauly[30]

References[]

  1. ^ "Oceans @UBC". Marine Research at UBC. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ Changing Ocean Research Unit – Main web site.
  3. ^ Climate and Coastal Ecosystem Lab – Main web site.
  4. ^ Simon Donner
  5. ^ Coastal Marine Ecology – Main web site.
  6. ^ Chris Harley
  7. ^ Connecting Human and Natural Systems (CHANS) Lab – Main web site.
  8. ^ Kai Chan
  9. ^ Ecosystems Dynamics and Management Investigations Group (ECODIGM) – Main web site.
  10. ^ Murdoch McAllister
  11. ^ Fisheries Economics Research Unit – Main web site.
  12. ^ [1] Fisheries Economics Research Unit.
  13. ^ Global Fisheries Cluster – Main web site.
  14. ^ Global Ocean Modeling – Main web site.
  15. ^ Villy Christensen Global Ocean Modeling.
  16. ^ Marine Mammal Research Unit – Main web site.
  17. ^ Andrew Trites
  18. ^ Marine Virology and Microbiology – Main web site.
  19. ^ Curtis Suttle
  20. ^ Nereus Program
  21. ^ Nereus Fellows and Principal Investigators The Nereus Program.
  22. ^ OceanCanada Partnership
  23. ^ [2]
  24. ^ Policy and Ecosystem Restoration in Fisheries – Main web site.
  25. ^ [3] Policy and Ecosystem Restoration in Fisheries.
  26. ^ Project Seahorse – Main web site.
  27. ^ Amanda Vincent Project Seahorse.
  28. ^ Quantitative Modeling Group UBC Fisheries Centre.
  29. ^ Sea Around Us Project – Main web site.
  30. ^ Mission statement Sea Around Us

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Coordinates: 49°15′49″N 123°15′04″W / 49.26362°N 123.25114°W / 49.26362; -123.25114

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