Dalhousie University, Biology Department Areas of Interest: Interactions between people and marine biodiversity, at regional to global scales; relative contributions of fishing and climate change impacts on ecosystems; interactions between large marine protected areas and global fisheries. Website Twitter
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (Cinvestav), Department of Marine Resources Areas of Interest: Bio-economic assessment of small-scale fisheries (SSF); fishing strategies and dynamics of the fleet; analysis of perception of risk and vulnerability in small-scale fisheries; value chain analysis linked to SSF. Website
Rutgers University, Department of Ecology, Evolution & Natural Resources Areas of Interest: Global marine ecology and evolution; responses by marine life to climate change and the consequences for management and human society; patterns of collapse or extinction risk in marine life; conservation strategy design using genetic and modeling tools. Website Twitter
Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Areas of Interest: Connections among climate change, fisheries management and ocean governance, and food security; local people’s dependence on natural resources for obtaining adequate health; human nutrition in coastal populations around the world. Website Twitter
American University, Department of Environmental Science Areas of Interest: Global seafood trade/globalization of seafood, environmental disruptions to seafood production and trade; seafood in social-ecological (or coupled human-natural) systems; resilience in seafood systems, in each case relating the results back to food security outcomes. Website Twitter
Research Director, Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus and Principal Scientist, Worldfish Areas of Interest: Fisheries and aquaculture contributions to food and nutrition security and coastal livelihoods; governance of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture production and the human rights of fisherfolk; vulnerability and adaptation to climate change of marine resource-dependent people. Website
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