UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries is working towards a world in which our freshwater and ocean systems are healthy and their resources are used sustainably and equitably. #UBCOceans https://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu6mhjq7oc2m“Shifting baseline syndrome”, a concept attributed to Daniel Pauly to explain how new human generations accept a degraded environment as normal because they forget how healthy ecosystems looked, can be applied to the vanishing mangroves. @seaaroundus.org https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/read/6758/mud-crab-the-unsung-iconic-champion-of-mangroves/29 Aug 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6mhjq7oc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu5vf5xjrs2xRESEARCH: Acknowledgement of Indigenous and Tribal roots in Ohio. Co-authored by Dr. Sara Cannon @surlyscientist.bsky.social. https://academic.oup.com/fisheries/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/fshmag/vuag057/876783828 Aug 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5vf5xjrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu5rmtl5v22dHippocampus amandavincentae grows to about 6.3 inches (16 centimeters) and has a short snout, a five-spined crown on its head, and additional spines along its body and tail. Named for Dr. @amandavincent.bsky.social who directs and co-founded @projectseahorse.bsky.social https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/seahorse-species-found-indias-discarded-081600136.html28 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5rmtl5v22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu5rjtzj5s2dForeign fishing fleets are worsening food and nutrition insecurity in some of the world’s most vulnerable coastal countries, keeping locally-caught fish in local markets could improve nutrition for up to 10.6 million people across 35 countries. https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/global-nutrient-imbalance-linked-to-industry-exporting-local-catch-from-africa/28 Aug 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5rjtzj5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu5rhwn7qc2dTwo beluga whales and four dolphins rescued from a Canadian marine park that closed more than a year ago arrived at Valencia's Oceanografic aquarium in eastern Spain as part of an international effort to relocate the animals and avoid their euthanasia https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c5y4mmn78n3o28 Aug 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5rhwn7qc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu5rfv2enk2dThose in Canada's #seafood industry on the East Coast are breathing a sigh of relief after the federal government removed U.S. #fish and seafood products from its list of counter-tariffed items. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/seafood-removed-counter-tariffs-9.732238428 Aug 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5rfv2enk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu3fmvvy2c2bUBC's @ubcoceans.bsky.social and @forestry.ubc.ca welcome Dr. Julian Olden, who will be joining us as the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Freshwater Ecosystem Sustainability @science.ubc.ca https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/08/27/iof-and-forestry-welcome-world-leading-researcher-through-eddie-goldenberg-research-chairs-of-canada-program/27 Aug 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3fmvvy2c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu3fchzsik2bIn a bid to slow the decline of the queen conch, researchers and local conservation organizations across the Caribbean are establishing a network of mobile hatcheries aimed at protecting the giant marine snail through its early life stages. https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/mobile-queen-conch-hatcheries-strive-to-help-the-species-engage-caribbean-communities/ via @mongabay.com https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/mobile-queen-conch-hatcheries-strive-to-help-the-species-engage-caribbean-communities/?utm_source=Global+English&utm_campaign=9e36d3a0d7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_08_20_01_05_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_940652e1f4-7512940ea4-677716692&mc_cid=9e36d3a0d7&mc_eid=b17e8a545c27 Aug 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3fchzsik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu3b5ljwtc2xThe province’s #fishing industry appears to be cautiously optimistic about a new joint federal-provincial funding program, despite a lack of details on how it will work. https://www.biv.com/news/resources-agriculture/fishing-industry-cautiously-backs-joint-funding-program-despite-lack-of-details-1270722127 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3b5ljwtc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mu3axss7zk2xThe increase in #whale entanglements is likely due to more humpbacks interacting with commercial and recreational #fishing. https://hashilthsa.com/news/2026-08-26/humpback-entanglements-increase-whales-return-same-spots-where-shellfish-traps-are27 Aug 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3axss7zk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mtyrcfzg5s2aDuring a bycatch examination, a research team came across a seahorse similar to Hippocampus histrix – the thorny seahorse. It was a seahorse many researchers had observed in the past, including seahorse expert Dr. @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/one-seahorse-species-actually-3-110200725.html26 Aug 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyrcfzg5s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mtyr5v37ck2aItalian scientists have released 130,000 common octopuses (and counting) to fight blue crabs that have proliferated in parts of the Mediterranean, to the detriment of local species. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-just-unleashed-an-army-of-130-000-baby-octopuses-to-fight-off-a-blue-crab-invasion/ via @sciam.bsky.social26 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyr5v37ck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mtyr3efsss2aA California sea lion was spotted with a plastic packing band wrapped around his neck, posing a significant risk to his health. (Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society) https://agassizharrisonobserver.com/2026/08/25/b-c-rescue-teams-free-sea-lion-with-plastic-wrapped-around-neck/26 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyr3efsss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mtyqwzu6tk2aDr. Juliano Palacios Abrantes @julianop.bsky.social , Dr. Anna Metaxas, Ryan Manette, Kyle Foster, and Dr. Diva Amon celebrate the first successful deployment and recovery of DORIS, the Deep Ocean Research and Imaging System. https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/trinidad-and-tobago-scientists-lead-first-deep-sea-expedition-revealing-20-suspected-new-species/26 Aug 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqwzu6tk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mtyqqqcgb22aUp to one million more #salmon will be released into B.C. waters every year thanks to a trio of new hatcheries being built along the Fraser and Skeena watersheds, the federal government says. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/salmon-hatcheries-prince-george-williams-lake-gitanyow-9.732053026 Aug 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqqqcgb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mtuhavqje22uRecently, @amandavincent.bsky.social who has dedicated her life to the study and preservation of the unique fish had one named after her — but it isn't found in Canadian waters. https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/animal-stories/new-seahorse-species-named-after-vancouver-professor-1264143424 Aug 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuhavqje22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mtuh2bg2is2uDaniel Pauly @seaaroundus.org , says global warming has caused a significant shift in local oceans, resulting in fish typically found in warmer waters making their way north. https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/animal-stories/wolf-eel-changes-colour-in-vancouver-waters-1269219524 Aug 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuh2bg2is2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mttrq2ta222uThe researchers named the new species Hippocampus amandavincentae after @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social , who is widely considered the “mother” of #seahorse research and conservation. https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/new-species-seahorse-indian-ocean-vincent24 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttrq2ta222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mttrnj3hws2uBaleen whales are massing off East Greenland to eat capelin that moved north, and narwhals now share a coast they once had alone. https://www.earth.com/animals/baleen-whales-east-greenland/24 Aug 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttrnj3hws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mttrjnxpoc2u"Commercial whaling was occurring throughout the world and it decimated most of the wild populations, bringing them down to near extinction points," said Andrew Trites. @ubcmarinemammal. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatoon-woman-deported-back-to-canada-after-anti-whaling-mission-9.731462924 Aug 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttrjnxpoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mttreve2dc2uUBC's Christopher Harley says late summer & early fall are typically the best times of year to see the ocean’s bioluminescence, which is light made by living things. It is caused by tiny, single-celled creatures called Noctiluca, which means ‘night light.’ https://curiocity.com/bioluminescence-tours-brentwood-bay/24 Aug 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttreve2dc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mttr72omw22uThe Spanish government has launched a consultation process to establish 23 new marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canary Islands waters and the Mediterranean Sea as part of efforts to meet a national commitment to protect 30% of its waters by 2030. https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/spain-proposes-23-new-marine-protected-areas-in-the-canary-islands-and-mediterranean/24 Aug 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttr72omw22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mttr5wknpc2uThe non-profit Whale Sanctuary Project that wants to build a seaside refuge in Nova Scotia for whales retired from marine parks has signed a 20-year lease for Crown property on the province’s eastern shore. https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia-crown-lease-signed-for-seaside-whale-refuge-on-provinces-eastern-shore/article_59d16724-f8a4-51c7-b7f4-acd7ee29a7b6.html24 Aug 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttr5wknpc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mttr3rz5d22uBritish Columbia is pressing Ottawa for greater certainty over the future of salmon farming as the federal government’s 2029 deadline to end the sector’s ocean operations on the West Coast moves closer. https://seawestnews.com/b-c-presses-ottawa-for-certainty-on-future-of-salmon-farming/amp/24 Aug 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttr3rz5d22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcoceans.bsky.social/post/3mttr2dvrfs2uNearly 300 of the world’s leading marine scientists are urging the Federal Government to strengthen protection of Australia’s marine parks by expanding highly protected sanctuary zones and removing industrial extractive activities. https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/worlds-top-marine-scientists-unite-in-call-to-secure-australias-ocean-future24 Aug 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:r27vxjigzd7bny45fwsccdba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttr2dvrfs2u