The Role of Scholars in a Time of Social and Ecological Crisis
This panel was proposed by Professor Catherine Potvin, the inaugural Emeritus College Patricia Merivale scholar in residence at Green College. It seeks to respond to a question often asked of […]
SAC Petworking Night
Join the Student Alumni Council for SAC Petworking Night, a unique networking event designed to connect UBC students with alumni in a relaxed and welcoming environment 🐰🤝 This inaugural event […]
Impacts of bottom trawling on carbon cycling in the seafloor: a case study in the NW Mediterranean Sea
Speaker: Dr. Margot E. White, Assistant Professor, UBC EOAS Fisheries play a vital role in providing food to communities worldwide. However, demersal fisheries in particular, which operate along the seafloor, […]
Community-led oyster farms in Fiji – Can they deliver multiple benefits?
Speaker: Dr. Veronica Lo, IISD The deepening climate change and biodiversity loss crises, intertwined with destructive intensive fishing and aquaculture practices, necessitate new ways of meeting food security and […]
Archaeological investigations and ecological modelling into pre-contact (1792 CE) Tsleil-Waututh stewardship of Burrard Inlet, BC, Canada
Speaker: Dr. Meaghan Efford, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Modelling past ecosystem baselines and ecosystem change over time can demonstrate the cumulative effects of anthropogenic impacts to […]
Assessing policy implementation: a case study of global trade in marine fishes
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Foster, Project Seahorse Project Seahorse has developed a novel scheme for analysing policy implementation across four Levels: technical outputs (tools and capacity building); policy outcomes (governance changes); field […]
Movement Strategies of Cetaceans in an Oceanic Island Environment
Speaker: Dr. Marc Fernandez Morron Researcher, MARE Madeira Large marine predators, such as cetaceans, occupy an apex position within marine food webs, playing a vital role in regulating biodiversity and […]
Life-history evolution, climate change, and the future of Arctic marine mammals
Speaker: Dr. Steve Ferguson DFO Arctic Region The Arctic is undergoing unprecedented transformations due to rapid climate warming, fundamentally altering the ecological dynamics of Arctic marine mammals. My early research […]
Relatives of the River: Reimagining Fisheries through Quinault Kinship
Speaker: Ashley Lewis, Fish Futures & Quinault Indian Nation The Quinault Indian Nation secured futures alongside their salmon by following blueprints set out by their natural world. Focusing on Quinault […]
Applications of Ecosystem Modeling for Fisheries Management, Human Impact Assessment, and Conservation in North American Marine Systems
Speaker: Dr. Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna Marine ecologist. Long Live the Kings, Seattle, WA The management of marine systems is moving towards Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM), a broad approach that recognizes the […]
