World-renowned UBC marine lab set to close

Global reported on the potential closure of UBC’s open water research station, a one-of-a-kind facility created with the goal of saving Steller sea lions.

Without new funding from the U.S. government, the facility will be forced to close down in six months.

“Unfortunately, this year the money didn’t come through,” said UBC marine mammal research unit director Andrew Trites. “We are not finished with research.”