This Thursday, 29/30/2026 took place at Vancouver the Peter A. Larkin Award, recognizes a leading fisheries researcher who is committed to research excellence, inspiring education, and innovative societal engagement.
In recognition of Dr. Larkin’s excellence as a speaker, champion for students, and innovative researcher, the aims of the award are to:
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Recognize significant contributions to healthy and sustainable marine and freshwater systems through excellent research, inspirational education, and innovative societal engagement;
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Bring world-leading researchers to UBC to share their passion for fisheries science with the IOF community and beyond (e.g., researchers, practitioners, knowledge-holders);
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Give students and early-career scholars the opportunity to interact directly with international leaders in marine and aquatic systems to grow their networks;
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And provide an interactive and engaging lecture to the IOF community and beyond.
The recipient will be presented with the Peter A. Larkin Award at a ceremony to be held at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF). After the ceremony, the recipient will give a public lecture that is followed by an evening reception. A student-organized panel discussion on the lecture will take place after. Manuscripts stemming from the lecture are expected to be submitted to the academic journal Fish and Fisheries, subject to the normal refereeing process.
At this event, Professor Fabrice Teletchea gave a presentation entitled:
“Domestication of Fish in a Rapidly Changing World”
Congratulations to Professor Teletchea on receiving the 2026 Peter A. Larkin Award!
(l to r): Dr. Andrew Trites; Dean of Science, Dr. Mark MacLachlan; Dr. Fabrice Teletchea, 2026 Peter A. Larkin Award Winner; Dr. Chris Harley, Director, IOF pro tem and Professor, UBC Zoology; Gillian Larkin, daughter of Peter Larkin.
