UBC Oceans

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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

West African beach. SEEKING: Fellowship opportunity for exceptional sub-Saharan #African researchers, who hold a PhD or research equivalent, to partner with @UBC based researchers. @ubcscience @UCCGH_Official https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/07/15/seeking-applications-for-3rd-cohort-of-the-africa-university-of-british-columbia-ubc-oceans-and-fisheries-visiting-fellows-program/
Narwhals. Credit: Marie Auger-Méthé
Thick-billed murre eating an Arctic cod. Credit: Douglas Noblet
Women, fishing, drying fish. Credit: AMIT ROY/CC0
Giant clam farm in seagrass bed. Photo: Colette Wabnitz
📸Crab transformers. #ScienceExposed research image finalist: by Dezaiah Sheena, Nicole Jung (@UBC, @science.ubc.ca Centre for Indigenous Fisheries) & Heather Earle @hakai.org Vote for this image for the 2026 📷 People’s Choice Award: https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/science-exposed/2026#img-2755
T100C Laurel breaching. Photo credit: Julia Adelsheim.
#UBCOceans announces the laureates of its 2nd cohort Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows: Dr. Rael Adhiambo (Kenya) - who will be working with @ires.ubc.ca's Leila Harris https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/06/15/second-cohort-of-africa-ubc-oceans-and-fisheries-visiting-fellow-selected/
On June 15 at the @OurOceanOOC, join @DrRashidSumaila for the Our Deep Ocean: Safeguarding Humanity’s Common Heritage for Future Generations” 18:00 to 21:00 at the Infinity Deck Bar, PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort, Mombasa.
#Indigenous Knowledge can offer deep, place-based understanding of how animals use their #environment, yet it is still rarely included directly in the same habitat models as satellite telemetry and other Western scientific data. @RowennaGryba @AugerMethe https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/06/10/when-knowledge-systems-meet-on-the-ice-and-in-models/ Ringed seal - credit- Rowenna Gryba
Today's release of Third World Ocean Assessment (@UN) includes work by #UBC's @DrRashidSumaila, Dr Brian Hunt (@UBCpelagic), Dr. Ibrahim Issifu, Dr. Louise Teh, Dr. Colette Wabnitz, and @NathanJBennett https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/06/08/un-releases-third-world-ocean-assessment/
“Human pressures on the ocean are not easing at the pace needed,” said Dr. William Cheung (@SolvingFCB & @coru_ubc), Canadian Lead for the #StarfishBarometer2026 report. https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/06/08/starfish-barometer-2026-warns-that-accelerating-ocean-change-is-outpacing-global-response/
Dr. Rashid Sumaila standing on a dock
Professor Emeritus Dr. Carl Walters has won @UBCEmeriti’s Award for Excellence in Innovative and Creative Endeavours. https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/05/13/carl-walters-wins-ubc-emeritus-award/
RESEARCH: Pacific salmon and cumulative injustices in Canada and the USA. Co-authored by Dr. Sara Cannon, Jared Connoy @ecologay & Dr. Andrea Reid. (Online access has been shared by the author(s) via @SpringerNature) https://rdcu.be/fgU5Y (art credit: http://movement74.ca)
BRAINS! 🧟. No, actually not that kind of brain: brain coral! JOIN US LIVE on Monday, May 11 at 1:00 pm PT in AERL 107 @ UBC Vancouver, as Dr. Bry Wilson @marinebryology.bsky.social discusses the Chagos brain coral. https://oceans.ubc.ca/events/event/the-man-with-12-brains/
TODAY @ 11 AM PT - LIVE! Dr Essam Yassin Mohammed @worldfish.bsky.social speaks at #UBC Vancouver! https://oceans.ubc.ca/unlocking-the-blue-revolution-aquatic-food-systems-as-the-next-frontier-for-food-climate-and-equity/ @science.ubc.ca
Friday, May 8: Join us LIVE at 11 am PT as Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, Director General, @WorldFishCenter discusses: "Unlocking the Blue Revolution: aquatic food systems as the next frontier for food, climate, and equity" Details and RSVP: https://oceans.ubc.ca/unlocking-the-blue-revolution-aquatic-food-systems-as-the-next-frontier-for-food-climate-and-equity/
Are you an undergraduate student - in Canada or abroad - interested in protecting the ocean? Join us for the IOF Vancouver Summer Program and learn how to become an Ocean Leader. Deadline for July 17 to August 17, 2026 course is May 6, 2026 @ubcextended https://oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-courses/vancouver-summer-program/
Join us on May 5, 2026 for a one-day symposium: Reimagining the Future of Oceans and Fisheries! RSVP Today! https://oceans.ubc.ca/iof-10-year-anniversary-symposium/
Join us LIVE on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 12 noon as speaker, Dr. Jordan Rosenfeld, discusses: Overview of a simple Cumulative Effects modelling tool as a pragmatic approach for assessing multi-stressor impacts and management priorities in freshwater systems.
JOIN US: Join us on May 5, 2026 for a one-day Symposium "Reimagining the Future of Oceans and Fisheries"! https://oceans.ubc.ca/iof-10-year-anniversary-symposium/
Sign up for one (or both) of our NEW Micro-certificate courses: Introduction to the Sustainable Blue Economy and Communicating Ocean Science. Both start in May. Not sure? Attend our online Info Session on April 8 @ 12 noon. https://oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-courses/extended-learning/
MAY 5, 2026 - Join us for "Reimagining the Future of Oceans and Fisheries" - our 10 year anniversary Symposium! Featuring luminaries such as Dr. @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social, Dr. @amandavincent.bsky.social @simondonner.bsky.social & more! https://oceans.ubc.ca/iof-10-year-anniversary-symposium/
EXTENDED LEARNING: Announcing two new #UBCOceans micro-credential courses! Introduction to the Sustainable Blue Economy, & Communicating Ocean Science. SIGN UP NOW! Both start: early May, 2026 https://extendedlearning.ubc.ca/areas-study/blue-economy
Integrated seaweed and abalone farm in Xiamen, China. Photo credit: William Cheung While #aquaculture has grown rapidly to meet global #seafood demand, it is increasingly relying on species that are less beneficial for food security, climate mitigation, and biodiversity. @SolvingFCB @coru_ubc @ubcscience https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/04/01/aquaculture-is-shifting-toward-less-sustainable-species-new-ubc-study/
Student holing small fish - UNDERGRADS: Join #UBCOceans for our Vancouver Summer Program - Ocean Leaders: An Environmental Leadership Program. 2 cohorts: one in June and one in July. https://oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-courses/vancouver-summer-program/