CORU’s Dr. William Cheung named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has announced that Dr. William Cheung, Professor and Director of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) at UBC, and Principal Investigator of the Changing Ocean Research Unit, has been elected as a Fellow. Fellows of the RSC are distinguished Canadians from all branches of learning who have made […]
Species Distribution Models for Mesopelagic Mesozooplankton Community
This paper uses species distribution models to investigate the global distribution of mesopelagic mesozooplankton.
Climate change undermines seafood micronutrient supply from wild-capture fisheries in Southeast Asia and Pacific Island countries
This Paper examines the impact of climate change on seafood micronutrient supply from wild-capture fisheries in Southeast Asia and Pacific Island countries.
William Cheung wins A.G. Huntsman Award
The A.G. Huntsman Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2024 A.G. Huntsman Medal will be awarded to Dr. William Cheung in recognition of his outstanding achievements in research focused on climate change, biodiversity and ocean sustainability as well as his efforts to connect marine sciences to the social sciences.
CORU’s William Cheung wins UBC Alumni Achievement Award
Originally posted at oceans.ubc.ca. Congratulations to Changing Oceans Research Unit leader Dr. William Cheung who has been awarded the UBC Alumni Achievements Award for Research and Innovation. This award, presented by alumniUBC, recognizes the important professional and community contributions that UBC alumni are making to the world and society, and celebrate and honour alumni who […]
Increasing temperatures and salinity result in decreased ecosystem diversity, UBC study finds.
Ecosystems can be impacted and changed by a lot of different things, including human activities, stormwater runoff, contaminants, invasive species, and climate change
IOF faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada
Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé’s Canada Research Chair in Statistical Ecology (Tier II) was renewed, and she, along with Dr. William Cheung and Dr. David Rosen received NSERC Discovery Grant funding.
Dr. William Cheung awarded Doctor Honoris Causa degree by Institut Agro
Dr. Cheung will receive this award on Friday, January 26, 2024, at which time he will also present an Open Lecture on the theme: “The future of fish and fisheries under climate change.”
UN climate conference should not be ‘business as usual’, say climate experts
Climate experts are looking for action on finance and renewable energy goals at the United Nations climate change conference, including the 28th Conference of Parties (COP).
Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change
This could be reduced to a roughly 10% decline if the world were to meet the Paris Agreement targets of limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius – which recent reports have shown we’re not on track to achieve.