Seats still available for this week’s:

Thesis Boot Camp (2 day event with panel and writing sessions)

Wed & Thu, Nov 29 & 30, 1 PM – 5 PM @ Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Register at: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16446-thesis-boot-camp-2-day

 

Registration now open for:

Statistics III: Two Group Comparisons and ANOVA Models (via Webinar)

Mon, Dec 4, 1 PM – 3 PM PST

Register at: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16230-statistics-iii-two-group-comparisons-anova-models-webinar

 

Foundations of Project Management (2-Day, students MUST commit to attending both full days)

Wed & Thu, Dec 6 & 7, 9 AM – 5 PM @ Thea Koerner House

Register at: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16371-foundations-project-management-i-2-days

 

Conflict Resolution: Managing Tough People and Even Tougher Situations

In-person: Fri, Dec 8, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM @ Thea Koerner House

Register at: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16537-conflict-resolution-managing-tough-people-even-tougher-situations

Webinar: Fri, Dec 8, 2 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Register at: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16567-conflict-resolution-managing-tough-people-even-tougher-situations-webinar

 

Visit community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

Management Consulting + Internship Info Session (virtual), Nov 29 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4193

Lunchtime Talks at the Liu Institute, Nov 30 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4197

Formatting your Thesis, Dec 5 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/3940

Citation Management with Refworks, Dec 12 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/3941

Free ISW: Foundations of Pedagogy, register by Dec 15 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4188

Registration is now open for Jan 13^th’s Student Leadership Conference  https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4199

 

Thank you,

Jacqui.

Jacqui Brinkman
Manager, Graduate Pathways to Success Program
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/

Food production is one of the largest contributors to climate change, accounting for roughly one quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Diets and food choices, particularly as they pertain to animal protein, also provide one of the most effective ways for individuals to limit their own carbon footprints. Over the past 15 years, a growing number of seafood production systems have been assessed to determine their relative contributions to GHGs and other emissions.

These studies have primarily used a tool called life cycle assessment — capturing
the impacts at each stage of production from ocean to plate — producing over 60 papers to date from case studies in both wild capture and aquaculture systems.
This presentation is intended to provide a brief overview of observed patterns in GHG emissions from fisheries and aquaculture as well as consistent drivers and opportunities for improvement across the industry. Results will be presented from a recently accepted paper to Nature Climate Change modelling the GHG emissions of the global fishing industry. Finally, the presentation will preview work being done in collaboration with Dalhousie University and Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program to communicate the carbon footprint of fisheries and
aquaculture production via an interactive website.

Dr. Robert Parker
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow
Fisheries Economic Research Unit, IOF

Robert Parker has been a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries since January 2017. He completed his PhD at the University of Tasmania where he quantified the rates and drivers of fuel consumption in Australian and global fisheries. He has conducted life cycle assessments of Antarctic krill fisheries, lobster fisheries, and Atlantic salmon farming, and has worked with industry and non-governmental organizations interested
in understanding the application of carbon footprinting and life cycle assessments to seafood operations and products. His current work focuses on modelling seafood supply chains as sources of protein and caloric energy, and relating the relative environmental performance of seafood systems to their ability to provide a net nutritional benefit.

December 1 w 11:00am w AERL 120
SEMINAR