UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)

@UBCoceans

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.

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Sea Around Us | Bluesky: @seaaroundus.org@SeaAroundUs · Jul 25

Climate change and foreign overfishing are stripping Senegal’s sea bare bit.ly/sausenegal

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AccuWeather@accuweather · Jul 25

A heart-pounding moment as humpback whales burst from the water while bubble-net feeding just feet away! 🐋😲

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Project Seahorse@projectseahorse · Jul 25

🌊 Kicking off our #FunFactFriday series with some sea-riously cool tidbits about seahorses! Did you know these magical little creatures have a medley of features similar to other animals? #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © Jean-Claude Vanderwal/ GSOTW

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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

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NNature is Amazing ☘️@AMAZlNGNATURE · Jul 25

The odds of being slapped by fish is low, but never zero

UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

RESEARCH: Assessing the potential for Smallmouth #Bass population establishment in Grand Canyon. Professor Emeritus Dr. Carl Walters is senior author on this paper. academic.oup.com/tafs/advance-a… via @AmFisheriesSoc

UBCoceans's tweet card. ABSTRACTObjective. The expansion of nonnative Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu into the Grand Canyon ecosystem downstream of Glen Canyon Dam is widely

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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

Recently @projectseahorse introduced a practical 5-Question Approach to guide countries toward making sustainable trade in wildlife 'healthy as a horse'. #OceanIdioms oceans.ubc.ca/10-years-of-io… @TanviVaidyanath

UBCoceans's tweet image. Recently @projectseahorse introduced a practical 5-Question Approach to guide countries toward making sustainable trade in wildlife 'healthy as a horse'.
#OceanIdioms oceans.ubc.ca/10-years-of-io… @TanviVaidyanath

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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

While ocean-based tourism is recognized as an economic force, the specific contribution of scuba diving at the global scale has remained unknown until now.

UUBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

“Unlike mass tourism operations that can harm local communities and marine environments, dive tourism, can be economically viable, socially equitable and environmentally sustainable,” said Dr. Anna Schuhbauer. oceans.ubc.ca/2025/07/25/scu… @FisheryEconomic @ScrippsBee @ubcscience

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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

"#Scuba #diving is not a fringe hobby. It is a multibillion-dollar pillar of the economy that can channel tourists' dollars straight into #coastal communities and #ocean protection," said Dr. Anna Schuhbauer phys.org/news/2025-07-s… via @physorg_com @FisheryEconomic

UBCoceans's tweet card. The global scuba diving tourism industry generates up to around $20 billion US per year, finds a study published in Cell Reports Sustainability. This revenue helps boost local economies by employing...

UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

UBCoceans's tweet image. “Unlike mass tourism operations that can harm local communities and marine environments, dive tourism, can be economically viable, socially equitable and environmentally sustainable,” said Dr. Anna Schuhbauer.
oceans.ubc.ca/2025/07/25/scu… @FisheryEconomic @ScrippsBee @ubcscience

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Sea Around Us | Bluesky: @seaaroundus.org@SeaAroundUs · Jul 25

Daniel Pauly: high seas fishing benefits few countries and undermines global equity in ocean resources. bit.ly/highseasnature

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UBC Science@ubcscience · Jul 22

With restorative work Canada’s western ecosystems are in a better position to absorb greenhouse gases than any current technology. “It's not just the plants, because the animals are fundamental parts of those ecosystems,” says Dr. @KaiChanUBC. @ubcires thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/2…

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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 25

.@PolarBears International studies and protects the Arctic and its native species, such as polar #bears and #beluga #whales. One of the organization’s projects, called Beluga Cam gathers data about migration of 57,000 beluga whales news.mongabay.com/2025/07/saving…

UBCoceans's tweet card. Before pivoting her focus to the Arctic, Alysa McCall worked extensively in the grassland ecosystem. There, the interventions required for ecosystem restoration and wildlife protection were much less...

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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 24

We basically went from "a relatively empty ocean in terms of #marinemammals to one now that literally any day I can go and find a #whale or a #seal or a #sealion or a #dolphin or a #porpoise," Andrew Trites says. piquenewsmagazine.com/national-news/… via @piquenews @ubcmarinemammal

UBCoceans's tweet card. VANCOUVER — Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the ocean.

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IMBeR@imber_ipo · Jul 24

🌊 Headed to #OSM2026? Don’t miss the IMBeR-relevant sessions! Our community is leading and contributing to exciting sessions across the board. 📢 Abstract deadline: 20 August 2025 🔗 Details here: imber.info/news/imber-rel…

UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 24

The @projectseahorse team is working to ensure that our oceans are health as a horse (a seahorse that is). #OceanIdioms oceans.ubc.ca/10-years-of-io… @TanviVaidyanath

UBCoceans's tweet image. The @projectseahorse team is working to ensure that our oceans are health as a horse (a seahorse that is). #OceanIdioms oceans.ubc.ca/10-years-of-io… @TanviVaidyanath

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UNESCO Ocean@IocUnesco · Jul 23

🌊 @mspglobal2030 is looking for a dynamic consultant to support training, tool development, and strategic collaboration around ocean observations and data for MSP. 🔗ow.ly/e19j50Wsvp6 #OceanScience #OceanAction #OceanJobs

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UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 24

Canada is home to a quarter of the world’s remaining #wetlands, yet they remain like hidden treasures that most Canadians rarely pay a second thought. theconversation.com/canadian-wetla… via @ConversationCA

UBCoceans's tweet card. Canada is home to a quarter of the world’s remaining wetlands. Despite decades of efforts, wetlands continue to be under threat around the world.

UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 24

Yep, that first one (Ocean Ecological Modelling) is ours, with @UBCeoas. APPLY today! ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacul…

UUBC Science@ubcscience · Jul 24

JOB POSTINGS: 1. Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Ecological Modelling 2. Canadian Excellence Research Chair in AI for Improving Patient Outcomes and Enhancing Health Service Delivery 3. Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement science.ubc.ca/about/careers

UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)@UBCoceans · Jul 24

We are excited to share that Dr. Colette Wabnitz, research associate at #UBCOceans and @Stanford is a finalist for the the @Falling_Walls Foundation Women’s Impact Award for championing women in science! So well-deserved. Winner to be announced next week. 🤞