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Jason Colby

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Jason Colby

Professor and Undergraduate Advisor

History

University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Supervision signals

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1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Research

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Latest papers

The timing and magnitude of historical exploitation in the ocean.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2026 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Sperms and Pachyderms: A Terraqueous History
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$338,530
Solid Carbon: The Ocean’s Rock-solid Sociotechnical Climate Solution
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$4,000,000
Devilfish: The History and Future of Gray Whales and People
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$41,834

All 5 grants and awards

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Jason Colby

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The timing and magnitude of historical exploitation in the ocean.

Sperms and Pachyderms: A Terraqueous History

Solid Carbon: The Ocean’s Rock-solid Sociotechnical Climate Solution

Devilfish: The History and Future of Gray Whales and People

Devilfish: The History and Future of Gray Whales and People

Days of the killer whale: orcas, usiness, and the New Pacific Northwest

Frequent collaborators

Loren McClenachan