Mairin Deith

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Research Unit SEARUN

Degrees

BSc Biology with Honours, University of Victoria
PhD, University of British Columbia

Biography

Mairin is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia, Canada, working with the US Army Corps of Engineers to assess the impacts of dam operations and hatchery practices on wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Originally trained as an ecologist, Mairin’s PhD research leveraged satellite-derived data, simulation models, and decision analysis to inform the sustainability of wild meat harvest systems in Southeast Asia. More recently, Mairin focuses on statistical analysis and developing models and software to help inform decision making—this includes models to assess hatchery stocking practices, invasive species removal programs, and downstream dam passage of wild juvenile salmonids. When not working, Mairin enjoys tide-pool walking, hiking, biking, gardening, and watching too much science fiction.

Research Interests/Keywords

Ecology, salmon, spatial modelling, simulation, decision analysis, Shiny apps, statistics

Contact Information

Email: m.deith@oceans.ubc.ca

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Selected Publications

Deith, M.C.M., Skerritt, D.J., Varkey, D., and McAllister, M.K. Identifying stakeholder preferences for rebuilding a Canadian Atlantic redfish fishery: implications for future fisheries management strategies. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Oceans, accepted.

Brodie, J.F., et al. [including Deith, M.C.M. as 5th author of 24]. 2023. Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity. Nature 620 (7975), 807-812.

Deith, M.C.M., Skeritt, D.S., Licandeo, R., Varkey, D., Duplisea, D.E., Senay, C., and McAllister, M.K. 2021. Lessons learned for collaborative approaches to management when faced with diverse stakeholder groups in a rebuilding fishery. Marine Policy

Deith, M.C.M., and Brodie, J.F. 2020. Predicting regional-scale defaunation at high resolution with circuit theory. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Yeager, L.A., Deith, M.C.M., McPherson, J.M., Williams, I.D., and Baum, J.K. Scale dependence of environmental controls on the functional diversity of coral reef fish
communities. 2017. Global Ecology and Biogeography 26 (10), 1177-1189.