seafood

Omega-3,seafood nutrients,malnutrition

Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change

That’s in a high carbon emissions and low mitigation scenario, according to the study published today in Nature Climate Change.

Oct 30, 2023

Seafood farming’s growth rate has already peaked, and now it’s in decline

Seafood farming’s growth rate has already peaked, and now it’s in decline

Dr. Rashid Sumaila and Dr. Muhammed Oyinlola discuss why we can’t rely on just farmed seafood for our fishy needs.

Nov 14, 2022

Ocean Wise wild salmon with local herbs and berries from Scholar's Catering.

UBC goes all in for sustainable seafood

UBC has announced it will purchase and offer only 100 per cent Ocean Wise recommended sustainable seafood beginning July 1, 2019.

Jun 7, 2019

Restaurants had the highest rate of mislabelling, at 29 per cent, followed by grocery stores (24 per cent) and sushi bars (22 per cent). Credit: Kyle/Flickr

Twenty-five per cent of seafood sold in Metro Vancouver is mislabelled

A quarter of the seafood tested from Metro Vancouver grocery stores, restaurants and sushi bars is not what you think it is. A new UBC study used DNA barcoding to determine that 70 of 281 seafood samples collected in Metro Vancouver between September 2017 and February 2018 were mislabelled.

Jun 19, 2018

Seafood supply altered by climate change

Seafood supply altered by climate change

Seafood will come from further abroad in the future and many people will not be able to enjoy the same quantity and dishes due to climate change and ocean acidification, according to UBC scientists.

Jun 30, 2015

Traces of listeria found in Vancouver ready-to-eat fish products: UBC study

A University of British Columbia study has found traces of the bacteria listeria in ready-to-eat fish products sold in Metro Vancouver.

Feb 27, 2012

China tops world in catch and consumption of fish: UBC research

China leads the world in tonnage of fish caught annually as well as the amount of fish consumed, according to new research conducted by University of British Columbia scientists.

Sep 22, 2010