PhD, OCF
Supervisor
Dr. Brian Hunt
Research Unit
Pelagic Ecosystems Lab
Thesis TopicAssessment of Pacific salmon marine habitat use: a seascape approach by life stages. |
Anaïs Guery
Avijot Grewal
MSc, OCF
Supervisor
Brian Hunt
Delaney Hicks
Program: MSc, OCF
Supervisor: Murdoch McAllister
Nicole Jung
MSc, OCF
Supervisor
Andrea Reid
Research Unit
Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
Degrees
B.Sc., University of British Columbia
Contact Information
Email: n.jung@oceans.ubc.ca
Thesis Topic
Crabs and Community: Relational Visions of Á,ĆEX (Dungeness Crab, Metacarcinus magister) Stewardship in Tsawout First Nation’s QEN,T Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area
Biography
Nicole Jung is a settler-descendent of Chinese immigrants who lives and works within W̱SÁNEĆ and Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) territories (Southern Vancouver Island). She often finds herself operating in ‘in-between’ spaces, as a non-white-settler and artist-researcher. Nicole is enrolled in the IOF’s Indigenous Community-based Researcher Pathway which allows her to conduct her studies at UBC, whilst living near the Indigenous community she partners with for her research. She has spent over a decade building relationships within Tsawout First Nation (one of four communities that constitute the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation and her primary research project partner) in many fluid community roles that often escape English words, but include ones like ‘youth mentor,’ ‘auntie,’ ‘friend,’ and ‘chosen family.’ To be in a place where she can now be standing with and giving back to a community that has inspired, taught, and supported her with such care is a honor and gift that also goes beyond words.
Research Interests
Indigenous Fisheries, Decolonial Research Methodologies, Storytelling/Art-Based Science Communication, Social-Ecological in/justice, Dungeness Crab
Vicky Lee
MSc, OCF
Supervisor
Daniel Pauly
Research Unit
Sea Around Us
Contact Information
Email: v.lee@oceans.ubc.ca
Thesis Topic
Seasonal Growth Patterns in Length-Weight Relationships in Marine and Freshwater Species
Biography
Vicky is an IOF MSc student currently working on modelling seasonal growth patterns in length-weight relationships. She previously worked as a research assistant for Sea Around Us, where she worked on global marine and freshwater reconstructions of fisheries catch.
Wila Mannella
PhD, OCF
Supervisor
Rashid Sumaila
Research Unit
Fisheries Economics Research Unit (FERU)
Degrees
MA – University of Southern California
BSc – University of Southern California
Contact Information
Email: w.mannella@oceans.ubc.ca
Thesis Topic
Wila’s research specializes in the equitable management of international tuna fisheries, with a particular focus on distributive justice within the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC). As a member of the Fisheries Economic Research Unit (FERU), she takes a holistic approach to sustainable tuna fisheries management, integrating economic variables, game theory, and emerging technologies such as AI/LLM-driven biomass estimation models. Her work ultimately bridges these quantitative and technical advances with the international policy frameworks that govern Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), aiming to translate improved fisheries evaluation into more equitable governance outcomes.