Genes contribute to sockeye salmon mortality in Fraser River: UBC and DFO study
Fraser River sockeye salmon with a certain genomic profile are more likely to die before spawning, contributing to the recent declines in British Columbian salmon, says a new study by researchers at...
View ArticleSome populations of Fraser River salmon more likely to survive climate...
Populations of Fraser River sockeye salmon are so fine-tuned to their environment that any further environmental changes caused by climate change could lead to the disappearance of some populations,...
View ArticleSix new Canada Research Chairs appointed at UBC
Six new Canada Research Chairs have been appointed at the University of British Columbia and 11 more have been renewed, infusing $12.1 million into research at the university. The chairs were announced...
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Atlantic salmon also show capacity to adapt to warmer waters
UBC’s Tony Farrell was part of a research group that studies the ability of the Atlantic salmon to adjust to warmer temperatures. Photo: Katja Anttila Populations of Atlantic salmon have a...
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Hot, dry weather spells trouble for sockeye salmon
UBC biologist Tony Farrell. The hot, dry weather is hard enough on people — but it’s even harder on sockeye salmon. As UBC biologist Tony Farrell explains, this year’s lack of snow melt coupled with...
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Cardiorespiratory fitness of farmed Atlantic salmon unaffected by virus
The respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon function normally even when carrying large loads of piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), new UBC research has found. Yangfan Zhang “We didn’t find significant harm to...
View ArticleTwo new studies find no link between PRV and salmon disease
Business in Vancouver quoted Tony Farrell, a professor at UBC’s faculty of land and food systems, for an article about piscine reovirus and salmon disease.
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