Seabirds Study Shows Plastic Pollution at Surprising Levels Off Pacific Northwest Coast
Plastic pollution off the northwest coast of North America is reaching the level of the notoriously polluted North Sea, according to a new study led by a researcher at UBC. The study, published online in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, examined stomach contents of beached northern fulmars on the coasts of BC, Canada and the […]
Federal Government not doing what majority of Canadians want when it comes to species at risk
A recent Ispos Reid poll found that 62% of Canadians think the federal Government is not doing enough to protect species at risk. One way that the government could do more was highlighted in a recent Op-ed in the Globe and Mail, co-authored by Sally Otto and Jeannette Whitton from UBC’s Biodiversity Research Centre, along […]
Spiders in Borneo – The Spiders Who Wouldn’t Be
With the field work done, our attention turns to handling all of the specimens. We have barely had time to glance at most of them. My curiosity to peruse them under a microscope is strong, as I want to figure out what we got, but that will have to wait until after we get home […]
The New Federal Fisheries Act and its Effects
On Monday Nov 25th, the new federal Fisheries Act (FA) came into effect (see previous Museum blog post). The new FA results in a shift from a general biodiversity-based set of protections to a fishery-based set of regulations. The FA used to protect all Canadian fishes from the harmful effects of alteration, damage and destruction […]