VIU EIRP Lab

Ecological Interactions Research Program @ VIU Centre for Shellfish Research. Shellfish Aquaculture, First Nations Clam Gardens, Microplastics, Biodiversity

[Hakai Magazine @hakaimagazine]

Next Wednesday is our 5th anniversary! Join our live event with editor in chief, Jude Isabella. It will be casual, chatty, and interactive, so chime in with some questions & comments.
1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern, 9 pm BST, Wednesday April 22nd. (Earth Day!)

[Bamfield MSC @BamfieldMSC]

Find out what's up with this #fish's face this afternoon at 2:30 PDT during our #BMSCLive: Fishy Fun livestream! We'll do a fish feed and talk about all of the weird & wacky fish at #BMSC

Zoom link:
https://t.co/uIMBdlwbR2

YouTube channel:
https://t.co/whi4dmKQHD

[UVic Env Studies @UVicENVI]

STUDENTS: UVic has created a COVID-19 Emergency Bursary to provide for students’ urgent and emerging needs and enable them to continue their academic programs in this rapidly shifting learning environment.

Application information: https://t.co/32QmM9O6iX

[Hakai Institute @HakaiInstitute]

[Job Posting]

@HakaiGeospatial is hiring a Junior Geomatics Technician for a 4 to 6 month contract to help with marine habitat mapping

https://t.co/nRGXTdNNz3

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

Ancient Ecology: The Quadra Island Clam Gardens, a collaborative article highlighting the work of many ecologists and archaeologists, has been published in Fisheries. Thanks to @KHinc @marcohatch @Clamgardeners @HakaiInstitute @sea_goin @AnneKSalomon

https://t.co/TbefJshHWT

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

Taking 'Temperate freshwater soundscapes: A cacophony of undescribed biological sounds now threatened by anthropogenic noise' by @RodneyAlanRoun1, Dr. Juanes, and @MartaBolgan into the sunshine for some #selfisolation @PLOSONE @uvic @UVicResearch https://t.co/M5Wam1YmQe

[KaiTheFishGuy @FishGuyKai]

This is the eye of a porcupine pufferfish (Diodon). Corneal iridescence is not uncommon in many fishes, but I think this is one of the most stunning example yet.

[Hakai Magazine @hakaimagazine]

Gulls and crows can move a lot of shellfish.
#shellfish @HakaiInstitute @SFUBioSci
https://t.co/DVPWgbgODv

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

Hakai Magazine has covered our research outlining the species that transfer shellfish-derived nutrients into coastal ecosystems, and the responses within forest communities. Check it out to learn more about how vital shellfish are for coastal ecosystems

[Dr. Kathryn G. Turner @KTInvasion]

Hello friends! Looking for a great grad school opportunity? I have funding in my lab for a grad student to work on the #evolutionaryEcology/ #genomics of beautiful sagebrush and/or #invasivespecies! Final deadline to apply April 1. https://t.co/OfXSa4cVlq for more info. Pls RT!

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

@baumlab @uvic @gjosgood @Scuba_Timmer Media coverage of the original story can be found here:
https://t.co/0kDJWMeUUO

https://t.co/NGFfbc8xbb

https://t.co/oEZxQk9Gub

https://t.co/wSSTn83ObT

Thanks to @CTVNews @nationalpost @VictoriaNews @cheknews @cbcnewsbc for covering the story

[Bamfield MSC @BamfieldMSC]

If you are interested in ecology, cultures, & conservation of the BC Coast, check out the @OuterShores 3rd Annual Symposium, this weekend in Victoria, BC.
https://t.co/N1Vk2QQc2j

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

Taking advantage of #FamilyDay and diving around @CityOfVictoria. Giant Pacific Octopus, Mosshead Warbonnet, and a sea-clown nudibranch, didn't disappoint #Scuba @BCVacation @PADI @VanIsleVacation #photooftheday @DivePhotoGuide

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

Last yr a bluntnose sixgill washed up. The @baumlab and Juanes lab from @uvic completed the necropsy. Using this opportunity to learn, @gjosgood led a study that is now published. Thanks to @Scuba_Timmer for organizing #sharkgate and congrats on ur 1st pub https://t.co/Y5IFLFEuGj

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

Our recent review of how shellfish subsidies enter and influence coastal ecosystems. Based on observations from Calvert Is, this inquiry builds on the work of many admirable researchers. Supported by @HakaiInstitute @uvic @NSERC_CRSNG @EcographyJourna

https://t.co/4iH0RrzIYj

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

Calling BC commercial fishers⚓️ @Archipelago and @TBuckSuzuki are gathering data on derelict fishing gear hotspots. Workshops: Jan 8 Stevenston Harbour, Jan 14 Pender Harbour, Jan 17 Prince Rupert, Jan 25 Nanaimo, Jan 27 Port Hardy @Go_Fish_BC @DFO_Pacific @rupertport @IPHCinfo

[Hakai Institute @HakaiInstitute]

Epic morning for @Martonelab seaweed surveys on Calvert Island

#Phycology #Algae #Ecology

[CBC News: The National @CBCTheNational]

The study found that a person's average microplastic consumption is between 70,000 and 121,000 particles per year #cdnhealth https://t.co/xoICI5AJAd

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

Incredibly video by @TIME covering our recent paper in @EnvSciTech, Human Consumption of Microplastics, @uvic @UVicResearch @GCovernton @haileyldavies https://t.co/MdB4dZHyCN

[Kieran Cox, Ph.D @KieranCx]

@uvic Thanks for supporting and sharing our work @uvic. We have also been featured in @TIME and @NatGeo, among others. Special thanks to @Sarah_Gibbens and @mandyoaklander, who wrote these great pieces.

https://t.co/kH6lRomHXC

https://t.co/e2trSbJCdf