Iqaluk: Recruiting a char PhD student
Iqaluk: Tracking abundance of a cultural keystone species using adaptive resolution imaging sonar (ARIS) and historical catch data Image by Alex Sawatzky Need | We …
On this Treaty Day, I commit to…..
By Megan Bailey Lab On Monday, September 28th, my son came home from grade 1 with an exciting announcement: his class had earned enough gems …
Ocean People
Guest Blog by Kayla Hamelin, PhD Student Introduction to ocean literacyOcean literacy has been defined as “understanding the ocean’s influence on you and your influence …
PhD survival guide: resilience, resilience, resilience.
Guest blog by Helen Packer, PhD student “Success is the ability of going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm” Winston Churchill As I …
Reflections on the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research 2020
Guest Blog by Kayla Hamelin, PhD Student Less than two days after ringing in the new year (and new decade), I made my way into …
Ocean, Economy, and Livelihood Postdoc wanted
We are looking to hire to a PDF to focus on ocean, economy, and livelihoods under the new Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Program. Please see …
ICCAT 2018 (Or: Finding humanity and humility on the Adriatic coast)
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has just started its 26th Regular Meeting of the Commission. Last fall, as part of …
Reflections on the Labrador research forum
Guest Blog by Rachael Cadman, PhD student By the end of my week in Happy Valley, I had already sworn to become fluent in …
Small is beautiful: Taking stock of improvement efforts in Indonesian handline tuna fisheries
Guest blog by Helen Packer, PhD student As the largest archipelago in the world and with over 17,000 islands in the heart of the Coral …
Project trip to Nain: Reflections on fisheries management
Guest blog by Melina Kourantidou, Post-doc In late November (2018) I travelled to Nain (Nunajnguk) for participation in a workshop organized by the Torngat Wildlife …
An open letter to the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson
Guest blog by Hussain Sinan, PhD student An open letter to the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. Dear Honourable …
Fishy travel notes from Cabo Verde – guest post by Helen Packer
I recently came back from a small group of volcanic islands located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa …
Is “sustainability” sustainable anymore? – Guest post by Hussain Sinan
The Maldives – a tiny island state in the middle of the Indian Ocean – is where I call home. It’s known for its pristine …
Securing small-scale fisheries?
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been the reigning seafood certification for a number of years. But its accessibility and appropriateness for the small-scale …
IIFET Special Session: RFMOs
We need to shake up the way we manage shared fish stocks. Climate change, catch shares, and privatization are all proving too much for Regional …