The Spectral Lab has studied annual herring spawn events, here’s the latest imagery from NASA:
Spectral remote sensing lab
@UVicSpectral
Using remote sensing to better understand marine habitats and biological oceanography. Located on Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̲SÁNEĆ territories.
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- CBC audio interview with Maycira Costa and others on how the Tseshat First Nation is working hard to bring kelp back around the Broken Group Islands in BC. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…
- Please join us in wishing Scott congratulations on being awarded BEST IN BIOLOGY for the poster he presented on 2026 Feb 26 at UVic Honours Fest for his thesis work, comparing drone versus canoe methods to evaluate kelp-encrusting bryozoans.
- Alena Wachmann defends her Master’s thesis on the long-term persistence and resilience of floating kelp forests on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, combining historical nautical charts, archived satellite imagery, environmental driver data, and collaborative fieldwork.
- Maycira Costa with the satellite and biodiversity working group at the International Ocean Colour Science meeting in Darmstadt, Germany. iocs.ioccg.org
