UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)
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UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries is working towards a world in which the oceans are healthy and their resources are used sustainably and equitably.
2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC
Joined September 2012
RT @DudespostingWs: Dude who went out to sea in Norway captured footage of a massive shark he encountered.
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RT @HakaiInstitute: A new paper shows worrying declines in oxygen levels in BC’s Queen Charlotte Sound. Researchers project that its deep w….
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RT @SeaAroundUs: . @UBCoceans' Dr. William Cheung presented "Predicting seasonal fish spawning using the Aerobic Growth Index" at the FishB….
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Having a whale of a time: “Both BC resident and transient killer #whale populations have access to different Chinook #salmon runs in different places at different times of the year,” said Dr. Andrew Trites @ubcmarinemammal
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RT @HakaiInstitute: The breakthrough study revealing Vibrio pectenicida as the strain of bacterium responsible for sea star wasting disease….
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RT @SSHRC_CRSH: ⏰REMINDER: Thinking of applying for an Insight Grant?.Join us for a #webinar on August 21, 2025. English webinar: 1:00 – 2:….
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RT @DFO_Pacific: Did you know that echo sounders may be negatively impacting Canada’s whales? If it’s safe to do so, please turn off echo s….
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RT @globeandmail: Ship strikes jeopardize the endangered North Atlantic right whale’s survival
theglobeandmail.com
Swaths of the whales’ migratory path remain perilously unprotected from vessel strikes, a leading cause of death
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RT @OceanaEurope: "A single pass of bottom trawl can destroy structures that took hundreds or thousands of years to form in fragile ecosyst….
earth.org
A large portion of seafood is obtained using bottom trawling, one of the most environmentally harmful fishing techniques ever developed.
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RT @SeaAroundUs: Pirogues in Senegal were used to feed families. Now, they’re used to leaving home forever.
seaaroundus.org
Senegal’s fish are vanishing—and so are its fishers.
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RT @SeaAroundUs: Tuna, mackerel, billfish, herring: high in carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus—and in demand.
seaaroundus.org
Industrial fisheries have removed over 430 million tonnes of carbon, 110 million tonnes of nitrogen, and 23 million tonnes of phosphorus from countries’ EEZs.
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RT @DFO_Pacific: Working with experienced partners, we recently removed fishing gear from a severely entangled humpback whale near Hartley….
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RT @IUCN: 🌿 Six extraordinary protected areas have just been added to the #IUCNGreenList, showcasing global excellence in conservation! . F….
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Congratulations to the @projectseahorse team for receiving the 2025 President’s Fisheries Conservation Award from the @AmFisheriesSoc.
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RT @projectseahorse: 📷 Check out our guide to seahorse-friendly photography to help keep these little ocean treasures safe while capturing….
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The bacteria killing #seastars in the Pacific: How our team uncovered a decade-long mystery via @ConversationCA @alyssamina @HakaiInstitute.
theconversation.com
Sea stars are vital to ocean ecosystems; however, a pathogen has been killing them in large numbers, rendering some species critically endangered.
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Daniel Pauly’s concept of shifting baseline syndrome referenced. @seaaroundus@SeaAroundUs @seaaroundus.org
royalsociety.org
Philosophical Transactions B recently published a theme issue on ‘Shifting seas: understanding deep-time human impacts on marine ecosystems’. In this blog, Guest Editor Dr Luke Holman (University of...
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