UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

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. The IOF developed its own graduate program, which welcomed its first cohort of graduate students in September 2019. In addition to students of its OCF program (OCeans and Fisheries), members are also drawn from other graduate programs at UBC, primarily from the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, the Departments of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Zoology, Geography, and Botany, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. 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 LeadersApplied Freshwater Ecology Research Unit (AFERU) Applied Freshwater Ecology Research Unit – Main web site.Jordan RosenfeldCentre for Indigenous FisheriesAndrea Reid & Dianne NewellChanging Ocean Research Unit Changing Ocean Research Unit – Main web site. William Cheung Climate and Coastal Ecosystem Lab Climate and Coastal Ecosystem Lab – Main web site.Simon Donner Simon DonnerCoastal Marine Ecology Coastal Marine Ecology – Main web site.Chris Harley Chris HarleyConnecting Human and Natural Systems (CHANS) Lab Connecting Human and Natural Systems (CHANS) Lab – Main web site.Kai Chan Kai ChanEcosystems Dynamics and Management Investigations Group (ECODIGM)Murdoch McAllister Murdoch McAllister Fisheries Economics Research Unit (FERU) Fisheries Economics Research Unit – Main web site. Ussif Rashid Sumailahttp://oceans.ubc.ca/rashid-sumaila/ Fisheries Economics Research Unit. Global Fisheries Cluster Global Fisheries Cluster – Main web site. William Cheung | | Daniel Pauly Global Ocean Modeling Global Ocean Modeling – Main web site. Villy ChristensenVilly Christensen Global Ocean Modeling. Hakai Coastal Initiative Hakai Coastal Initiative – Main webpage. Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab (MMEANS) Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab – Main web site. David Rosen David Rosen Marine Mammal Research Unit Marine Mammal Research Unit – Main web site. Andrew Trites Marine Virology and Microbiology Marine Virology and Microbiology – Main web site.Curtis SuttleCurtis SuttleMarine Zooplankton and Micronekton Laboratory Marine Virology and Microbiology – Main web site. Evgeny Pakhomov Evgeny Pakhomov OceanCanada PartnershipOceanCanada Partnership Ussif Rashid Sumaila Ocean Pollution Research Unit Ocean Pollution Research Unit – Main web site. [Juan Jose Alava https://oceanpollution.oceans.ubc.ca/about/principal-investigator/ Juan Jose Alava Ocean Leaders Ocean Leaders – Main web site.Simon Donner Simon Donner Pelagic Ecosystems Lab Pelagic Ecosystems Lab – Main web site.Brian Hunt Project SeahorseProject Seahorse – Main web site. Amanda VincentAmanda Vincent Project Seahorse. Sea Around Us ProjectSea Around Us Project – Main web site. Daniel PaulyMission statement Sea Around Us Statistical Ecology Research Group Statistical Ecology Research Group – Main web site.Marie Auger-MéthéMarie Auger-Méthé

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External links UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries