extinction
SFU professor dives into the depths of global shark extinction
March 20, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer SFU marine diversity and conservation professor Nicholas Dulvy has studied over 500 shark genus types. Through his research and engagement with experts around the globe, 60 species of sharks are at risk of extinction because of overfishing practices. “As the high seas and coastal waters are becoming depleted in many countries of the world, we’re incentivizing fishers to fish offshore, and it’s become technologically viable to fish up to a kilometre deep,” said Dulvy to SFU News. Sharks are caught for fisheries to sell their meat and oil, which are valuable in global trade. This…
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Solutions lie in marine life
May 13, 2018By: Agnetha de Sa, Peak Associate ‘Reefs of hope’ may help protect coral reefs from climate-change impacts In their published article Seeking resilience in marine ecosystems, SFU alumna Emily Darling, and marine biology professor Isabelle Côté suggest a solution to help…
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Data to fight asthma and shark extinction
February 10, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Fighting chronic disease with a database Molecular biology and biochemistry professor Fiona Brinkman and her team of genomics and bioinformatics researchers are creating a database to help to prevent allergies, asthma, and other chronic diseases. As…
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SFU researchers identify relationship between diversity and extinction in amphibians
June 20, 2017Simon Fraser University researchers have discovered a potential explanation that sheds light on why a third of amphibians are at risk of extinction. Following a year-long study, the biologists found that amphibian groups that diversify rapidly are more prone to…
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