The IOF Oceans and Fisheries Seminar Series is open to the public. Everyone is welcome!
The IOF Oceans and Fisheries Seminar Series invites speakers to present the latest research in a wide range of disciplines related to freshwater systems, the oceans, and fisheries. Past speakers have included public communicators, economists, ecosystem modellers, anthropologists, and ecologists. These seminars draw a diverse audience, leading to thought-provoking discussions and a sharing of new ideas and perspectives.
Academic Year 2020/21
These seminars, which are also part of the FISH 500 course, will be offered online via ZOOM every Friday, from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Links to the individual seminars are sent to those who RSVP, starting on Wednesdays.
Term 2, 2020/21
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| January 15 | Dr. Martin Wolf, postdoctoral associate, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy | The Environmental Performance Index: What can data-driven analyses teach us about sustainability policy around the world? |
| January 22 | Dr. Kristina Boerder, postdoctoral researcher, Dalhousie University | Protecting marine biodiversity in the Anthropocene |
| CANCELLED. Due to circumstances beyond our control today’s seminar has been cancelled. | ||
| February 5 | Sara Cannon, PhD candidate, UBC Department of Geography and IOF | History doesn’t have to repeat itself: Looking back at the origins of biodiversity conservation shows that decolonization is necessary for just and effective steps forward |
| February 12 | Dr. Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Research Associate, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries | Enabling conditions for an equitable and sustainable Blue Economy |
| February 19 | READING WEEK | |
| February 26 | Dr. Joey Bernhardt, Hutchinson Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University | Linking physiology to population persistence and human well-being in a changing world
Please note: The video for this session will be available in the future, once some of the papers that are “in press’ have been published. |
| March 5 | Dr. Rebecca Asch, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University | Adding More Ecology to Ecological Niche Models: Life History, Non-Stationary Habitat Use, and Trade-offs in Climate Change Responses Among Fishes |
| March 12 | Dr. Philippa Cohen | Fish in food systems; beyond protein, production and pessimism
Please note: The video for this session will be available in the future, once some of the papers that are “in press’ have been published. |
| March 19 | Dr. Ibrahim Issifu | An integrated systems model for mitigating marine plastic pollution |
| March 26 | Dr. Jesse Morin | New Insights Into Pre-Contact Coast Salish Salmon Fisheries and Implications for Modern Stewardship |
| April 9 | Samantha Ramirez Kasey Stirling/Kate Mussett Aaron Greenberg Meaghan Efford Rowenna Gryba |
IOF Student presentations |
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE | September 11 | Dr. Dana Lepofsky, Simon Fraser University | The Clam Garden Network: Exploring the social-ecological contexts of clam management in the past, present and future |
| September 18 | Dr. Robert Blasiak, Stockholm Resilience Centre | The ocean genome and future prospects for conservation and equity |
| September 25 | Dr. Jessica Sparks, University of Nottingham | Modern slavery at sea: Working conditions in a changing marine environment |
| October 2 | Dr. Andrea Reid | "Two-Eyed Seeing": An Indigenous framework to transform fisheries research and management |
| October 9 | Dr. Thomas Froelicher, University of Bern | Ocean extremes: From marine heatwaves to compound events NOTE: This session was not recorded at the speaker's request. |
| October 16 | Dr. Ryan Rykaczewski, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service | Projected impacts of anthropogenic climate change on the California Current pelagic ecosystem NOTE: This session was not recorded at the speaker's request. |
| October 23 | Dr. Loren McClenachan, Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Colby College | Warming waters, climate history, and adaptation: Lessons from Maine’s lobster fishery NOTE: This session was not recorded at the speaker's request. |
| October 30 | Dr. Sarah Harper, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Victoria and Nature United | Closing the gender data gap to improve small-scale fisheries research and policy NOTE: This session was not recorded at the speaker's request. |
| November 6 | Dr. Boris Worm, Dalhousie University | People and the Sea: A positive vision for 2050 |
| November 13 | Dr. Dana Miller, Senior Policy Advisor, Oceana Europe | Fighting IUU fishing through improving corporate due diligence |
| November 20 | Karen Sack, Ocean Unite | Collaborating on Financial Innovation to Build Resilience to Ocean Risk through Nature Based Solutions |
| November 27 | Dr. Andrea Frommel, Postdoctoral Fellow, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab | Effects of environmental parameters on early life stages of commercial fishes and the implications for aquaculture |
Term 1, 2019/20
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| September 13 | Rachael Sullivan Equity Facilitator UBC Equity & Inclusion |
Community Building Education: Diversity and Inclusion at UBC Video was not recorded |
| October 4 | Dr. Alejandro Buren, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Science advice in the context of complex and changing ocean ecosystems |
| October 11 | Dr. Laura Parfrey, Assistant Professor, UBC Departments for Botany and Zoology | Microbial community assembly on seaweeds Video was not recorded at the speaker's request |
| October 18 | Dr. Scott Hinch, Professor, UBC Forestry | Touching salmon: When is it wrong? Consequences of release or escape from fisheries capture |
| October 25 | Dr. Gideon Mordecai, Postdoctoral Fellow, UBC | A genomic view of viruses in farmed salmon in BC Video was not recorded at the speaker's request |
| November 1 | Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton, Professor, School of Resource & Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University | Strategies and Policies Supporting Access and Conservation by Small-Scale Fishermen in a Neoliberal World |
| November 8 | Dr. Patrick T. Martone, Professor, UBC Botany & Biodiversity Research Centre | The rise and fall of coralline algae: Evolutionary, morphological, and ecological trends |
| November 15 | Jeroen Steenbeek, Software engineer, Ecopath International Initiative | Recent advances in the Ecopath with Ecosim food (EwE) web modelling approach |
| November 22 | Marta Coll, Researcher, Institute of Marine Science (ICM–CSIC) (Barcelona, Spain) | Advancing food web modelling capabilities to analyse global ocean futures |
| November 29 | Seth Wynes, PhD student, UBC Department of Geography | How academics can lead by example in a carbon constrained world Note: Video is available, however the sound cuts out at 28.08. Video continues to end so viewers can see the full slide deck. |
Term 2
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| January 10 | Panellists: Peter Klein, Professor, UBC Journalism and Executive Director, Global Reporting Program Caroline Graham, IOF M.Sc. student (China) Thomas Smith, IOF M.Sc. student (West Africa) Moderator: Monique Rodrigues, UBC Journalism alum |
Panel Discussion: Fish You Don't Know You Eat |
| January 17 | Nigel Haggan, MA, MSc, PhD | Unsettling fisheries science |
| January 24 | Ian Urbina, New York Times investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner | The Outlaw Ocean: A conversation with Ian Urbina |
| January 31 | Dr. Dyhia Belhabib, Ecotrust Canada | Spying and snitching on fishy behaviour at sea |
| February 7 | Kyra St-Pierre, Postdoctoral Fellow, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab | What happens on land doesn't stay on land: Downstream impacts of watershed changes in northern ecosystems. This session was not be recorded at the speaker's request |
| February 14 | Sharon Wu, Managing Director, Research Support Services | Navigating Research Support Services at UBC This session was not be recorded at the speaker's request |
| February 28 | Dr. Jennifer Sunday, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, McGill University | The ecological mechanics of range shifts in a warming world |
| March 6 | Jeffrey Whiting, President & Founder, Artists for Conservation Foundation | Art as a force for conservation |
| March 13 | Dr. Jessica Garzke, Postdoctoral Fellow, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab | Environmental changes influence coastal plankton communities with implications on food quantity and quality for fish |