New catch-and-release guidelines will up salmon survival
The estimated mortality rate for released chinook can reach up to 40 per cent depending on the fishing tactics, gear, and injuries from over-handling, the study found.
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Global blueprint evolves to save minuscule marine creatures pivotal to life on earth
Plankton, the key ingredients of the primordial ocean soup that allowed all life to flourish, are central to a new UN manifesto highlighting the big role the microscopic creatures can play in tackling the triple threat of global warming, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
UBC engineers devising solution to catch and destroy forever chemicals in polluted drinking water
PFAS chemicals are notoriously difficult to break down once they’ve found their way into the environment or human body, and even minuscule amounts pose big health risks.
The voices of youth at climate talks
Annabelle Liao, a 22-year-old University of British Columbia undergraduate student, strives to increase youth engagement and representation in climate action spaces and at decision-making tables.
How a Vancouver advocate tells the story of climate change
Chloe Fraser, a 23-year-old Vancouver writer, was named a top environmentalist under 25 for her accredited university course that teaches participants about the power of stories to motivate engagement in climate issues.
Could art, literature and music hold the key to responsible critical minerals mining?
Earth Day is normally a day to reflect on our planet’s beauty, but not for a new project at the University of British Columbia.
A parasite tied to bleaching in global coral reefs has infected B.C. marine life
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered a parasite associated with the bleaching of tropical coral reefs is prevalent in their cold-water cousins like sea anemones on the West Coast.
We don’t all have to love the environment the same way
A University of British Columbia professor’s recent book "Eco-Types" helps us understand five ways of relating to the natural world.
Plastic fibres are a dangerous junk food for tiny ocean creatures
Zooplankton vital for fish on B.C.’s southern coast are lining their guts with synthetic microfibres shed and flushed out to sea when we wash our clothes, causing big ripple effects for marine life.
Economy needs Indigenous people and perspectives
Within one generation of reclaiming a seat at the economic table, Indigenous Peoples are driving key outcomes in the national economy and climate action, says a First Nations business leader working to build an inclusive climate economy.
Researcher finds clear-cutting leads to bigger floods, urges more selective logging
Reducing clear-cut logging and paying more attention to where trees are removed will help reduce the flood risk in British Columbia, a researcher says.
A new font for Indigenous languages in B.C. a sign of reconciliation in action
A new font to typeset Salish Indigenous languages means so much more than just the words that it will be used to write, one of the people behind its creation says.
Kelp Forests: the hidden treasure in our oceans
Underwater forests represent an average of $500 billion annually in benefits to commercial fisheries, ocean pollution removal and carbon absorption, a new international study shows.
UBC admits it blew how it handled Turpel-Lafond scandal, as she loses honour at different university
The University of British Columbia says it deeply regrets its handling of the case of retired judge and former law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of Indigenous heritage.
B.C. needs to invest in primary care to stop the bleeding of family doctors
The family doctor crisis will plague rural B.C. and beyond until the province makes investments in bricks-and-mortar infrastructure and redesigns primary care’s archaic framework, says UBC researcher Dr. Rita McCracken.