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It’s Been Two Years!
Last week graduate students from the Marine Mammal Research Unit attended their first in-person conferences in two years!
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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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26th Annual B.C. MARINE MAMMAL SYMPOSIUM
Saturday November 24, 2018 Join us for presentations as well as discussion on issues that concern us all. This meeting…
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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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Marine Mammal Research Newsletter – March 2018 – Issue 17
Into the Field Bowhead rubbing Sometimes the coolest things happen, when you least expect it. <see full story> From the…
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From the Lab
How fat is that sea lion? Estimating the body condition of Steller sea lions may be as simple as pushing…
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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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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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Dietary Dilemma
Which prey offer the greatest energetic return? In the remote reaches of the Bering Sea, the Pribilof Islands were once…
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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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