Andrew Trites

Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Director, Marine Mammal Research Unit

Professor, Dept. of Zoology

Faculty of Science

Marine Mammal Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Animal Welfare, Fish / Fisheries, Oceans

Contact Information

a.trites@oceans.ubc.ca

phone: 604-822-8182

http://www.marinemammal.org

http://oceans.ubc.ca

Twitter/ ubcmarinemammal

Alex Walls

Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.4636

Cell: 778.984.6173

Email: alex.walls@ubc.ca

Expertise

Marine mammals, seals, sea lions, whales, dolphins, fisheries competition, population biology, ecology, marine life

Languages

French

In the Media

• Turning down the volume: how artificial intelligence could cut ship ... - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
• UBC In The News - UBC News
• Teenage orcas could be messing with boats off the coast of Spain - UBC News
• Killer whales near Spain have sunk 3 sailboats. A lonely orca named Luna who got separated from his family 20 years ago also damaged boats — but scientists say he just wanted to play. - Yahoo Canada Finance
• Aquarium agrees to return Lolita the orca to Pacific 50 years after ... - Times Colonist
• Gruesome Reason Orcas Kill Great White Sharks Revealed by Biologist - Newsweek
• Advocate for shooting seals turns to pushing hunt for Sasquatch - Animals 24-7
• Vancouver orca pod’s rare moment captured by local wildlife photographer - CityNews Vancouver
• Vancouver photographer captures orca making a splash in Burrard Inlet - CBC.ca
• Who shot pregnant harbor seals? Thomas Sewid encouraged it. - Animals 24-7
• Canadian Armed Forces to resume live-fire training off coast of Vancouver Island following marine mammal study - CBC.ca
• Concerns Grow for 'Vulnerable' Baby Gray Whale Born Too Far From Safety - Newsweek
• Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive ... - The Globe and Mail
• Researchers tackling noise pollution to protect whales, other marine ... - CTV News Vancouver
• Patrolling the Salish Sea: How B.C.'s whale protection unit keeps marine mammals safe by keeping humans away - CBC.ca