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Seafood consumption 15 times higher among Indigenous than non-Indigenous people

Seafood consumption 15 times higher among Indigenous than non-Indigenous people

Coastal Indigenous people eat on average 15 times more seafood per person than non-Indigenous people in the same country, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

Dec 2, 2016

Climate change could cut First Nations fisheries’ catch in half

Climate change could cut First Nations fisheries’ catch in half

First Nations fisheries’ catch could decline by nearly 50 per cent by 2050, according to a new study examining the threat of climate change to the food and economic security of indigenous communities along coastal B.C.

Jan 13, 2016

Window into world’s future oceans unveiled by NF-UBC Nereus team

An international team from the Nippon Foundation-University of British Columbia Nereus program has unveiled the first global model of life in the world’s oceans, allowing scientists and policymakers to predict – and show through 3D visualizations – the state of life in the oceans of the future.

Feb 18, 2012

UBC and The Nippon Foundation launch $13-million research program to predict the future of oceans

UBC researchers today launched a $13-million, nine-year research program with Japan’s Nippon Foundation to study the future of the world’s oceans and to monitor the impact of human activities on seafood resources.

Dec 5, 2010

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