UBC, First Nations-led alliance strengthen collaboration to advance fisheries stewardship

The Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance and UBC have signed a memorandum of collaboration to strengthen their partnership on fisheries conservation and research.

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Sensitivity of Marine Pelagic Fish Catch Potential to Changes in Primary Production in a Global Fisheries Model

Sensitivity of pelagic fish maximum catch potential to primary production variability is primarily governed by sea surface temperature. Using a global fisheries model (DBEM) forced by four primary pr...

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US move to loosen restrictions on fishing could harm vital ecosystems, experts warn

The federal agency that oversees U.S. fisheries released a list of priorities on Sept. 2, advancing the Trump administration’s promise to deregulate the domestic industry. The list of 34 priorities wa...

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Marineland beluga from Ontario dies at Spain aquarium, 2 others in rescue efforts died in Chicago | CBC News

A beluga in Spain that was part of the massive relocation of animals from the shuttered Marineland park in Niagara Falls, Ont., has died. Two other belugas died within weeks of being moved to the U.S.

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French Fishermen Block Key Mediterranean Ports Over Rising Fuel Costs Linked To US-Iran War

Marine Insight - The maritime industry guide.

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‘Encouraging’ results from bid to restore coral habitats using artificial reefs

The artificial reefs are eco-designed cylinders made from low-carbon concrete incorporating volcanic material.

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A coral reef thought dead for 60 years is teeming with life

More than 60 years after surveys suggested a deep coral reef off Benin was probably dead, scientists have found it alive. Cameras revealed healthy-looking coral patches supporting multiple fish…

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High-impact climate events and tipping dynamics: assessing scientific understanding and future challenges | ESS Open Archive

This paper is motivated by growing concern about tipping dynamics and processes that can cause abrupt, self-amplifying, and irreversible changes across the Earth system and societies. It assesses curr...

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A 'crackling, haunting voice from the deep': The moment the world realised whales sing

In 1970, the release of the best-selling nature album of all time introduced the world to whale song and transformed how we view whales forever.

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More chum salmon entering Yukon River, but experts say that’s not a clear sign of recovery

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America’s hunters get an exclusive seat at Trump’s White House table as he takes aim at Biden-era rules

Trump will sign two executive orders at the White House expanding hunting on public lands and offshore recreational fishing before a Rose Garden dinner.

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As an academic scientist in the U.S., I’m learning to live with uncertainty

“The greater danger is allowing uncertainty to convince us to stop building,” this professor writes

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As B.C.’s fishers face Chinook closures, trawlers discard the prized salmon by the thousands | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

The Government of Canada says the recovery of wild Pacific salmon stocks is a key priority, but both Indigenous and non-Indigenous harvesters call foul. They say if the government really wanted to reb...

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Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed

More common extreme weather events can create opportunities for invasive species to spread.

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Belize launches WTO Fisheries Subsidies agreement implementation project

The Government of Belize has launched a project aimed at supporting the country’s implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Fisheries Subsidies Agreement (FSA), with financial support from the WTO’s Fisheries Funding Mechanism (Fish Fund).

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Do whales grieve? Rare footage of humpback alongside stillborn calf suggests they might | Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation

The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving

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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher

The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal, says science writer Helen Pilcher

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Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed

More common extreme weather events can create opportunities for invasive species to spread.

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Marine heatwave likely caused sharp decline in Hawaiian humpback whales, study finds

Roughly a decade ago, a marine heatwave in the northeastern Pacific Ocean caused a dramatic decline in populations of forage fish and krill, the base of the marine food chain. A recent study found tha...

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Nigeria Arrests Chinese Nationals in Illegal Fishing Crackdown - Africa Defense Forum

The Nigerian Navy and Federal Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (FDFA) arrested 33 people, including three Chinese nationals, in late August as part of a three-day initiative known as Exercise Coastal Grip II and Operation Abo Eja. It was not immediately clear what the Chinese nationals did on the vessels, but Chinese fishing captains have

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95% of Scotland's seas open to trawling... but things could change - Oceanographic

Scotland is consulting on new fisheries management measures for 76 marine protected areas and 90 priority marine feature zones.

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Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity

But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor mining

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Chinese fishing fleet shifts operations from Peru to Chile - UPI.com

Chile has become a new resupply point for the Chinese fishing fleet operating in the South Pacific after the vessels reduced their logistical operations in Peru.

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WTO Fisheries Pact Curbs Harmful Subsidies but Leaves Overfishing Rules Unfinished

The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, after 111 of the organization’s 166 members accepted it, but the pact still does not fully restrict subsidies that contribute to...

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Postdoc Fellowships • MBARI

Each year, MBARI invites applications for several in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. MBARI also...

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