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Blue herons identified as a top juvenile salmon predator
It is more than just seals that are preying on the bounty of juvenile salmon exiting river mouths each spring.
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SWIMMING WITH THE POD
For the past two weeks, UBC Researchers led by Dr. Andrew Trites have been studying the feeding behaviours of northern resident killer whales.
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Bowhead whales feed year-round in Cumberland Sound, Nunavut
Satellite telemetry and time-depth recorders are providing new and surprising insights into the secret lives of bowhead whales Bowhead whales…
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A Window into the Lives of Resident Killer Whales
This summer, a team of researchers from the University of British Columbia, together with the Hakai Institute, set out to…
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Drawing First Blood
Researchers publish first reference ranges for Steller sea lions Over the past 15 years, a small group of Steller sea…
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13th LARKIN LECTURE
Climate contributions to hard times in US West Coast salmon fisheries SPEAKER: Nate Mantua NOAA NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center…
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Into the Field
Bowhead rubbing Sometimes the coolest things happen, when you least expect it. These four bowhead whales…
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From the Lab
Brianna Cairns with one of the sea lions at the Open Water Research Station that participated…
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Into the Field: Harbor seals prey on salmon smolts
Hassen Allegue uses his laptop computer to program one of the biologging tags before deploying it…
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Marine Mammal Research Newsletter | August 2017 (Issue 16)
Into the Field Harbour seals prey on salmon smolts Biologging tags reveal specialist-feeding behaviors by seals that have implications for…
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Steller Research Front and Center
Steller sea lion research at the Vancouver Aquarium is undergoing a major overhaul! The sea lions at the Aquarium moved…
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A Window to the Wild
Open Water Research Station Contributes a Decade of Discoveries This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the Open Water Research…
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On-line Marine Mammal Symposium
The 24th Annual BC Marine Mammal Symposium was streamed on YouTube Live, Saturday, November 26 2016. About 230 people attended…
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FROM THE LAB
Diving Hard at It Sitka, one of four Steller sea lions, has participated in many research…
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ROLLING IN THE DEEP
New Behaviors Observed in Northern Fur Seals Thanks to the emergence of new technologies in tagging, scientists are able to…
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Analyzing Appetites in Harbor Seals
New DNA technique offers dietary insights Of all the species that share the North Pacific Ocean with humans, among the…
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High-Tech Tracking in the Bering Sea
Electronic tags reveal secrets of foraging fur seals Northern fur seals in the eastern Bering Sea spend most of their…
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Evolution of a Hunter
Do feeding strategies drive resilience? Many thousands of years ago, the ancient ancestors of today’s seals and sea lions moved…
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Decisions at Depth: Does prey availability drive foraging behavior?
Sitka, one of 4 Steller sea lions trained to wear a harness carrying scientific instruments while…
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23rd Annual B.C. MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Saturday November 28, 2015 9:30am – 17:30pm Join us for presentations as well as discussion on issues that concern us…
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July 2014 – This Just In
Steller sea lion diving awarded Gold Medal For more than 125 years, one gold medal has been awarded each year…
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