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Community Outreach

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Lionfish in Brazil

Invasive lionfish have now established populations as far south in the western Atlantic Ocean as Brazil. Read my thoughts on this latest discovery in this National Geographic article.

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The True Extent of Fishing in the Bahamas

In this 'sneak peak' to the movie, "An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch," in which I am featured, I talk about the impact of tourism on the demand for local fish in The Bahamas.

 

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What's it like to be stung by a lionfish?

Enjoy this podcast from CREEP that includes an interview of me and my personal experiences with this venomous fish along with options on how to help manage this menace.

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Putting Canada's Ocean Economy on a Path to Net Zero
 

Watch a short video summary of my latest project involving academics, governments and non-governmental organizations, and indigenous groups across Canada.

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How the Fear of Being Eaten Might Help Keep Invasive Lionfish From Taking Over Reefs

Lionfish have few natural predators in their invaded range. Learn how lionfish fear of Caribbean groupers may help save coral reefs in this article for The Conversation Canada.

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Envisioning the Past, Present, and Future of the Sponge Fishery of the Bahamas

The history of the sponge fishery in The Bahamas is riddled with periods of fantastic growth, overexploitation, and population collapse. Learn about my quest to reconstruct this fishery over the past 180 years. Start at 50:20 from the link provided.

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How and Why I Became a Marine Ecologist

In celebration of Black History Month, listen to this brief interview with Science World, Vancouver, about how and why I became a Marine Ecologist. I promise that there will be interesting anecdotes!
 

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An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch
 

This movie highlights some of my research done in collaboration with the Sea Around Us at the University of British Columbia, BC, Canada. It shows some of the process involved in gathering data to reconstruct unreported fisheries for The Bahamas from 1950 to 2010.

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The Trouble with Lionfish Control

My research on the ecological effectiveness of culling lionfish on coral reefs in The Bahamas is featured in an article written by Brandon Keim for Anthropocene Magazine.

 

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Should we Eat Lionfish to Control Their Numbers?

In an interview with the BBC World Service, CrowdScience radio and podcast series, I talk about some of the nuisances about creating a commercial fishery for invasive lionfish in the Caribbean.

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