The Univ of British Columbia and The Nippon Foundation (NF) of Japan have launched the NF-UBC Nereus - Predicting the Future Ocean program to study the world's oceans and monitor the impact of human activity on seafood resources. The $13-million, nine-year research program is being financed by the NF and will involve partnerships with several academic institutions in the US and Europe. The program will utilize real-time and projected data and 3D simulation and visualization technologies to examine climate change, environmental policy, geospatial modeling, marine ecology and socio-economics. The lead investigator is Dr Villy Christianson, associate professor at UBC's Fisheries Centre....