The public stranding of a young #humpback #whale exposes tensions between animal rights activism and other choices around #biodiversity www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A viral video of a man attacking a #sealion has been circulating on social media over the past couple of days. www.ksbw.com/article/man-...

Authorities say Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, is the man caught in a viral video throwing a rock that a witness described as the “size of a coconut” at Lani, a local monk #seal. sg.news.yahoo.com/tourist-alle...

Reports of grey #whales washing up along B.C.’s coast this spring have raised concern among #marine observers, as scientists examine whether changing ocean conditions are affecting migration patterns. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va...

Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson warns Iceland could lose #fisheries control and pay ISK 30 billion yearly if it joins the EU. thefishingdaily.com/latest-news/...

Glass sponge #reefs comprise just three different species – Heterochone calyx, Farrea occa, and Aphrocallistes vastus – which can merge their bodies together to form a #reef. www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

In our oceans, how is biomass distributed across living things? 🆕 research in Ecosphere uses size spectra to examine biomass from phytoplankton to mesopelagic fishes across the tropical & subtropical Atlantic—offering new insights into pelagic community structure and energy flow

China and Norway are working to expand the Southern Ocean #krill #fishery, promoting a new management system for the fishery that would increase harvests while also establishing a long-sought marine protected area. news.mongabay.com/2026/05/chin...

Thursday Teehees!

EXTENDED LEARNING: Join us for our two new online courses: Sustainable Blue Economy & Communicating Ocean Science. Start on June 8 and 9 respectively. oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-c...

“Some of those #whales are starving & some of them are stopping to feed,” Dr. Andrew Trites said. “It’s unusual. They don’t come in here usually, but if they’re short of food, we start to see them showing up.” @ubcmarinemammal dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

"Hope or Despair Revisited: Assessing Progress and New Challenges in Global Fisheries," by William Cheung, Rashid Sumaila, and Daniel Pauly, is among Fish and Fisheries' top-viewed articles! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

RESEARCH: Synthetic pelagic biomass size spectra of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic. Co-authored by Dr. Florian Luskow @fluskow.bsky.social. @eoas.ubc.ca esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... via @esajournals.bsky.social

By far the biggest threat to #seahorses is their incidental capture in bottom trawls. As such, seahorses provide an index of the tremendous intensity of bottom trawling. @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social theconversation.com/bottom-trawl... via @theconversation.com

Andrew Trites said that this time of year is when both humpback and grey #whales migrate from southern waters up north to spend the summer feeding. “We gave nature a chance, and look how well it’s responded,” dailyhive.com/vancouver/va... via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca

A company in Labrador wants a piece of the offshore northern #cod #fishery — five per cent to be exact www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The return of the humpback #whale to greater numbers than observed in decades is part of a larger revival of marine mammals in the Salish Sea. It is an astonishing sight of life rebounding, with exception of the endangered southern residents #orcas. www.union-bulletin.com/news/nationa...

RESEARCH: Habitat Suitability for a Unique, Fully Marine American Manatee (Trichechus manatus) Population Primarily Depends on Presence of Submarine Freshwater Springs/ Co-authored by Dr. Carol Meirelles and Dr. Andrew Trites onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #OpenAccess

Professor Emeritus Dr. Carl Walters has won UBC Emeriti's Award for Excellence in Innovative and Creative Endeavours. oceans.ubc.ca/2026/05/13/c...

Bottom trawling is widespread & problematic. Gears operate by dragging large nets across the ocean floor sweeping up most of the life they encounter along the way & destroying habitat. Excellent article by @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social theconversation.com/bottom-trawl...

When the #capelin roll in on Newfoundland beaches, they bring hungry #whales with them — but a scientist says these marine mammals can be spotted in our waters at other times of the year too. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A Dutch court has ruled that bottom trawlers can no longer #fish the Dogger Bank marine protected area (MPA) without a permit www.undercurrentnews.com/2026/05/12/d...

Survey scientists captured some of the incredible sights and scenes from the @fisheries.noaa.gov 2026 Bottom Trawl Survey. Their year in photos highlights some of our region’s marine life and the work we do to support healthy, sustainable fish stocks. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/gallery/2026...

Research published in the latest issue of Marine Mammal Science reveals an even grimmer truth. The freshly weaned animals were brutally killed by their own kind: adult male gray #seals. www.science.org/content/arti...

We heard you loud and clear 😄 Thanks to your feedback, the IMCC8 abstract submission deadline has been extended! Abstracts due: June 5 Early-bird registration: July 17 Explore sessions & topics: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Now go forth and finish those abstracts! conbio.org/mini-sites/i...

Are you a #highschool student looking to make your summer more #marine focused? Dive into our Marine Science Mini-school! 2 weeks intensive learning, based at #UBC, open for students 15-18 from around the corner, or around the globe 🌍! oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-c...

RESEARCH: Pacific salmon and cumulative injustices in Canada and the USA. Co-authored by Dr. Sara Cannon @surlyscientist.bsky.social, Jared Connoy & Dr. Andrea Reid. (Online access has been shared by the author(s) via @springernature.com) rdcu.be/fgU5Y (art credit: movement74.ca)

Dr Bry Wilson discusses Chagos brain coral

Dr Bry Wilson @MarineBryology being introduced by Dr. Curtis Suttle @Virosphere2012 @UBCeoas

Due to their beautiful, distinctive spotted pattern and gentle nature, these animals draw researchers and tourists alike. But increasingly, the eyes watching them are not human. They are mechanical, hovering quietly overhead. www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

Estimates suggest that ocean-focused philanthropy accounts for well under 1% of global charitable giving, despite the #ocean’s role in climate regulation, food production, and trade. news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ocea...

Attenborough's 2025 documentary Ocean caused shockwaves across the country, showing the devastating impacts of bottom trawling on the seafloor thefishingdaily.com/uk-fishing-i...

Study finds that industrial-scale #fishing has been removing substantial #biomass from the ocean’s “twilight zone” for decades, challenging the common assumption that this vast midwater ecosystem remains largely unexploited. www.newswise.com/articles/ind...

Scientists who wanted to find out more about humpback #whales’ reproductive patterns chanced upon another discovery – the marine mammals’ hormone levels not only indicate breeding periods, but they also point to stressors faced at sea. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...

Federal Regulations require vessels to keep at least 100 metres away from all whales, dolphins and porpoises, or 200 metres if they are with a calf. People must keep at least 400 metres away from all orcas in southern B.C. coastal waters between Campbell River and Ucluelet www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Off the coast of Western Australia, a humpback #whale is “pirouetting”, sweeping its pectoral fins through the water, its massive jaw hanging wide open. The animal isn’t lunging for a meal: rather, it is putting on a mysterious behavioural display. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The entitlement! A tourist who threw a huge rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk #seal in Maui boasted that he didn’t care about the consequences because he’s “rich” — before he was detained over the attack. ca.news.yahoo.com/seattle-man-...

While the impacts on humans, forests and the animals that live in them are the most observable effects, wildfires also have devastating impacts on aquatic life, especially #fish. theconversation.com/new-research...

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. oceans.ubc.ca/events/event...

Wise words from Dr. Mohammed @worldfish.bsky.social

TODAY @ 11 AM PT - LIVE! Dr Essam Yassin Mohammed @worldfish.bsky.social speaks at #UBC Vancouver! oceans.ubc.ca/unlocking-th... @science.ubc.ca

"We don't have a #fish problem; we have a competitiveness problem," said Ocean Strategies. "Access to fish defined the first 50 years. The next 50 will be defined by whether we can compete in the marketplace." www.nationalfisherman.com/seafood-need...

Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson announced $1 billion for small craft #harbours in Sambro, N.S., Thursday morning. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...

Four rescued sea #otters at the Vancouver Aquarium will be transferred next month to the Aquarium du Québec as part of a collaboration aimed at expanding care for non-releasable animals in Canada. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

The 61-foot-long, 40-ton #whale was a young male fin whale, a deep-sea species not often seen in Puget Sound. The endangered species is the second-largest animal on Earth after blue whales. www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/may/06/...

Federal officials shared a promising update about the condition of a #whale that was hit by someone riding a Jet Ski off Vancouver’s coast. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...

Along Brazil’s Juruá River, local residents have been working with scientists to manage a giant #fish called the arapaima—affecting the land, the people, and the economy. www.science.org/content/podc...

Thanks so much for being a part of our Symposium, Ethan. Was great hearing your perspectives on how to build good collaborations.

Presented at the 10th Anniversary Symposium of @ubcoceans.bsky.social about my PhD research on blue carbon mangrove projects, climate finance, and coastal communities, focused on the Vida Manglar project in Colombia. Grateful for the inspiring researchers I got to share to share my work with!

“For grey whales, they’ve been fasting for a long time down in Baja California where they spend the winter, they’re heading north & they’re looking for food,” said David Rosen @mmeanlab.bsky.social He called B.C. “kind of like the restaurant on the side of the road.” theprovince.com/news/why-gre...