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For specific projects, I will invite students to join The Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab, part of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada).

ADVERTISEMENTS FOR OPENINGS WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE, AS WELL AS MARMAMM AND OTHER SPECIFIC NOTICE BOARDS.

The Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries currently guarantees that M.Sc. students receive approximately $25,000 Canadian in support for each of their 2 years. This is not a huge amount, given that Vancouver is a relatively expensive city to live in. Nor does it include student fees. Part of this support can be designated by the supervisor to come in the form of money earned through TA-ships. Students are not allowed to work more than minimal hours in external jobs.

 

The Aquarium's new Steller Bay highlights research done by IOF's Marine Mammal Research Unit's Drs. Andrew Trites and David Rosen.

Dr. David Rosen, Research Associate with the Marine Mammal Research Unit (MMRU) of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries recently received a New Technology research grant from the North Pacific Board for $US60,000 to test a new portable device to measure body fat in Steller sea lions and other pinnipeds. Body fat is a […]

What impacts do tracking tags have on the behaviour and swimming costs of marine mammals? Electronic devices affixed to individual animals are invaluable tools for researchers studying the lives of wild marine mammals. These data logging “tags” can record the animal’s behaviour, physiology, and physical and auditory environment — data that would be unobtainable by […]

They addressed Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending captivity of whales and dolphins), in front of the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the MMRU Open Water Research Station, a floating laboratory at the centre of a ground-breaking scientific collaboration that has significantly advanced understanding of how nutritionally stressed Steller sea lions forage in the wild.