Understanding and predicting effects of fishing and climate on living marine resources

Research Interests

Managing fisheries in a constantly changing environment is a fascinating challenge! To ensure that our fisheries are sustainable and will adapt to ongoing climate change, we need to understand the synergetic effects of fishing and climate on marine ecosystems. In this context, my research aims to i) characterize the mechanisms by which climate and fishing affects living marine resources, and ii) integrate these mechanisms into models to project future trends in resources distribution and productivity. I am also interested in the migration of marine fish and how individual variability in movement affects our ability to sustainably manage fisheries resources.

If you want to learn more, please visit my research page or have a look at some cool modeling animations


News

September 2017 - Funding and Press: The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc announced that Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research will receive $4.7 million as part of the Coastal Restoration Fund to restore eelgrass beds in Placentia Bay. I will be the lead on this intiative. This is exciting time for CFER and for the lab. Here are the links to the official press release and to my interview on the broadcast

September 2017 - New lab member: WELCOME to Andrés, the first student in my lab. Andrés will do a M.Sc. in Fisheries Science and Technology (Stock assessment stream) and will conduct research on spatio-temporal variation in northern shrimp life-history traits.

September 2017 - Paper. Our new paper on the effect of data resolution on dettection of key behaviours from satelitte tagging data is now avialble online in open access.

June 2017 - Paper. New paper on geolocation of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence revealing putative spawning areas. Paper online.

June 2017 - Presentation. Arnault presented his results on climate change and lobster fisheries at the 11th international conference and workshop on lobster biology and management in Portland Maine. Here is the presentation.

May 2017 - Paper. New paper on depth and temperature preferences of Atlantic halibut available in open access online.

October 2016 - Field work Successful satellite tag recovery mission in the northeast Gulf of St. Lawrence aboard the Brothers Legacy. Info and pictures.

September 2016 - Paper. New article on the effects of temperature on lobster size at maturity online.

August 2016: I have started my new position at the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research (CFER)!