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On May 22, 2024, International Day for Biological Diversity, a mural developed by Sea Around Us alumna, Veronica Relano, will be unveiled. The post Sea Around Us alumna unveils mural project at...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/sea-around-us-alumna-unveils-mural-project-ubc/

Urea – the main component of human urine – plays an important role in the timing of maturation of sharks, rays and other cartilaginous fish. A new study by researchers with the Sea Around Us ...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/marine-sharks-rays-use-urea-delay-reproduction/

There is an evident connection between fisheries and the littering of our oceans. The post Planet vs. Plastics – Ghost nets appeared first on Sea Around Us .

https://www.seaaroundus.org/planet-vs-plastics-ghost-nets/

Coral reef fish –like the fish in other marine and freshwater ecosystems – are likely to reach smaller maximum sizes and start reproducing earlier with smaller and fewer eggs as climate chang...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/respiratory-stress-response-stunts-temperate-fish-also-affects-coral-reef-fish/

A recent FCRR was produced, partly, to compensate for the incomplete inclusion of stolephorid anchovies in the Pacific Islands’ official catch statistics. The post A tiny fish reclaims its sp...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/tiny-fish-reclaims-space-sea-around-us-database/

By Anna Luna Rossi. It takes about six hours, departing from Vancouver, to reach the Bamfield Marine Science Centre, where was held the 45th annual Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (PEEC)...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/magical-weekend-scientific-learning-exploring-scenic-bamfield/

As the French city of Nice begins preparations to host the high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (conserve and sustainably use...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/100-ngos-citizen-groups-top-figures-launch-coalition-ocean-protection/

Snappy, a snapper living in tropical waters, is the protagonist of a video created to observe World Water Day 2024. The post Snappy explains how warmer waters from climate change affect fish a...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/snappy-explains-warmer-waters-climate-change-affect-fish/

For International Women’s Day 2024, we want our audience to get to know the women in the Sea Around Us in a context that goes beyond science and their professional selves. The post Get to kno...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/get-know-women-sea-around-us/

Engaging exceptional young African researchers to build international networks that can develop ocean and freshwater sustainability solutions. The post UBC researchers launch Africa-UBC Oceans ...

https://www.seaaroundus.org/ubc-researchers-launch-africa-ubc-oceans-fisheries-visiting-fellows-program/