JOIN US: Join us on May 5, 2026 for a one-day Symposium "Reimagining the Future of Oceans and Fisheries"! oceans.ubc.ca/iof-10-year-...

Degraded habitats mean local, coastal communities face declining #fish, diversion of food to export markets, and erosion of informal food-sharing systems relied on for #nutrition. @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @annaschuhbauer.bsky.social oceanographicmagazine.com/news/contrar...

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. oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-c...

The Sea Around Us PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, talked to @radiocanada.bsky.social about animal intelligence ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

As the world looks to the #ocean to solve the dual crises of energy security and #climatechange, the “blue economy” has moved from a niche economic theory to a US$2.3 trillion global imperative. earth.org/mapping-the-... via @earthdotcom.bsky.social

So proud to have helped create the #iSeahorse platform that has expanded our knowledge of seahorses around the globe. The incredible images of these magical fishes keep me inspired everyday - check them out! I just wish I got to spend more time underwater contributing sightings of my own!!

Where the secretariat sits is not a technicality. It is about whether the high seas remain a global common in practice, not just in name, through an institution operating with independence, credibility and authority. UBC researchers write in @ca.theconversation.com

“Aquaculture has enormous potential to support global food systems and environmental goals, but our findings show that current production trends are moving us in the wrong direction,” said UBC's Dr. William Cheung. @ubcoceans.bsky.social science.ubc.ca/news/2026-04...

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! oceans.ubc.ca/iof-10-year-...

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 extendedlearning.ubc.ca/areas-study/...

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.org @ubccoru.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca oceans.ubc.ca/2026/04/01/a...

Know pioneers championing sustainable blue economies? The 2026 #EarthChamps awards trailblazers advancing ocean action that support fair and sustainable livelihoods, protecting nature while advancing economic opportunity. Nominate by 15 April: www.unep.org/championsofe...

"Salmon remains central to #Indigenous communities, yet industrial trawl #fisheries continue to damage marine habitat and contribute to #salmon decline through #bycatch,” said Dr. Anna Schuhbauer @solvingfcb.org @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social oceanographicmagazine.com/news/contrar...

Industrial bottom trawling often undermines #foodsecurity and nutrition in coastal communities, a new global study, led by researchers at @ubcoceans.bsky.social and conducted in partnership with the TBT Coalition and @blueventures.bsky.social, has found. 🐟 sustainabilityonline.net?p=27294

France announced €70m in fuel #subsidies for farmers, logistics companies and fishermen. Surprised? You won't be after reading my study. France ranks second-to-last on environmentally sustainable fisheries spending. French political institutions are the culprit: doi.org/10.1093/isq/...

#Bottomtrawling may deliver high catch figures, but it does so at the expense of access to affordable, nutritious #fish for coastal communities, particularly in regions where fish is a dietary cornerstone, said @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @solvingfcb.org sustainabilityonline.net/research/ind...

There are two new micro-certificate options at @ubcoceans.bsky.social now open for registration! Introduction to the Sustainable Blue Economy and Communicating Ocean Science are both 50-hour, completely online courses including weekly live classes: extendedlearning.ubc.ca/programs-cre...

Last year, I wrote about how Donald Trump'ssecond term agenda would be devastating for endangered species of ocean animals. Today, his Interior Secretary is convening the so-called God Squad to discuss how to remove protections from Rice's Whales. therevelator.org/donald-trump...

The Unseen Crisis of Sharks and Rays in Senegal 🦑🦤🐟🦈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

GOP: Pollution Before People!

Saido do forno! Nosso artigo chama por governança oceânica integrada em 🇧🇷🇦🇷🇺🇾 pra pescarias sustentáveis, biodiversidade e resiliência climática. Argumentamos por órgão regional de gestão ecossistêmica contra IUU, dados fracos e mudanças climáticas. Aproveitando o momento diplomático latino-americano!

RESEARCH: Integrated ocean governance is needed in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean to foster fisheries, conservation and resilience to climate change. @julianop.bsky.social is lead author. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico; convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

In the four years to 2024, #trawlers using vast nets, including those that scour the seabed, caught more than 1.3m tonnes of #fish in MPAs, according to official figures that campaigners say show they are “little more than lines on a map”. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Uganda moves to join WTO fisheries deal as Tanzania holds out www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has taken an important step towards strengthening the sustainable management of the #fisheries sector and advancing its Blue Economy agenda with the signing of the WTO #Fisheries #Subsidies Agreement. www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/st-vincent-a...

Ringed #seals will venture into dangerous polar bear territory if the ocean #fish buffet there is delicious enough. nautil.us/these-seals-... @marieaugermethe.bsky.social #KatieFlorko

Canada is at a turning point, say coalition of scientists calling on government to invest in national & int'l conservation targets, saying renewed leadership is essential to maintain Canada’s global conservation momentum. @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Pacific #salmon are important to people in B.C., said Dr. Jacob Lerner, noting that they are a very exciting species of study, partly because of their exciting, fascinating life cycles that bring them from terrestrial systems to the high seas. @ubcpelagic.bsky.social ubyssey.ca/research/res...

The French government will spend €70 million to subsidize the price of fuel for farmers, logistics companies and #fishermen from April 1 until the end of the month. www.politico.eu/article/fran...

UNDERGRADS: Join #UBCOceans for our Vancouver Summer Program - Ocean Leaders: An Environmental Leadership Program. 2 cohorts: one in June and one in July. oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-c...

RESEARCH: Increasing mean fish length under warming can be reconciled with the temperature-size rule when mortality-to-growth ratios decline. Dr. Daniel Pauly is a co-author on this paper @seaaroundus.org www.int-res.com/journals/mep... via @meps-ir.bsky.social

Every March, the United Nations marks World #Water Day to raise awareness about water scarcity and #inequality. This year’s theme — water and gender — focuses on how women and girls often face the brunt of water #inequities. theconversation.com/world-water-...

Delegates are meeting in New York for the third session of the preparatory commission (PrepCom 3) on the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (#BBNJ), also known as the #HighSeas Treaty. #philippelebillon @sppga.ubc.ca theconversation.com/what-does-ch...

Ottawa is raising the total allowable catch for #elvers by 22 per cent this year. Stanley King with the Nova Scotia-based Atlantic Elver #Fishery shares his thoughts on the increase. www.cbc.ca/player/play/... via @cbcnews.ca

A 2022 agreement on #fishing subsidies came into force in September 2025, but negotiations continue on a follow-up deal targeting overcapacity and #overfishing, with members divided over how much flexibility to give developing countries. www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

Last winter, as Chatham #gillnet #fisherman Greg Connors headed out to deeper water in search of #monkfish, he passed a federal research vessel towing gear across a pre-determined grid that he knew was devoid of the species. www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/e...

A recent annual meeting of the #fisheries regulator for the South Pacific tackled a familiar challenge: how to manage one of the world’s largest #squid fisheries before mounting pressure turns it into a depleted one. news.mongabay.com/short-articl... via @mongabay.com

New research "underscores the unfortunate truth that even the red- and blue-listed species in B.C. are not afforded effective legal protections by the province,” said UBC's Dr. Sarah Otto. @zoology.ubc.ca @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

When a polar bear approaches, the sensible thing to do is get out of the way. So, scientists in the Arctic were surprised to find ringed #seals sometimes put themselves at risk by swimming into #polarbear territory if the area had a large variety of #fish. www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...

B.C. recreational #fishing industry raises concerns as Ottawa reviews #salmon allocation policy www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corp. is set to become the largest harvester of #shrimp in #Canada with the acquisition of a 71-metre #fishing vessel from Nova Scotia. nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...

The Government of Canada is committed to sustainable and orderly #elver #fisheries that support rural, coastal, and Indigenous communities. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ma...

Habitat protections for #Alaska ringed and bearded #seals reinstated by appeals court alaskabeacon.com/2026/03/25/h... via @alaskabeacon.com

Tiny #algae living in the harsh conditions of the world’s polar #oceans may owe their survival to hundreds of genes borrowed from so-called giant #viruses. www.science.org/content/arti...

After a decade of research, marine scientists from the @science.ubc.ca, University of Washington and the @hakai.org announced in August 2025 that they’d identified the cause: a “strain of the Vibrio pectenicida bacteria." @rhizalyssa.bsky.social discoverourcoast.com/2026/03/25/s...

. @ubcoceans.bsky.social is offering its Vancouver Summer Program sessions, focused on providing undergraduate students with a grounding in ocean leadership. oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-c...

RESEARCH: Patterns of marine resource conflicts across Africa highlight need for fair access and benefit sharing for a blue economy. Dr. Colette Wabnitz (@ubccoru.bsky.social) and Dr Juliano Palacios-Abrantes (@julianop.bsky.social) are co-authors. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It is #WorldManateeDay ! Learn more about these enigmatic creatures! oceans.ubc.ca/2026/02/05/f...