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University Classes MARI 3627: BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF SHARKS, SKATES AND RAYS Introduction This class offers a combination of lectures, labs, and field trips that explore the elementals of elasmobranch (sharks, skate, and ray) biology, conservation and management, and shark research methods. Students are introduced to current methods used in shark research, such as tagging, and will… DetailsUniversity Classes
University Classes BIOLOGY 2060: INTRODUCTORY ECOLOGY Introduction Ecology is the study of the interrelationships of organisms and their environments. The broad subject of ecology focuses upon the interactions of plants and animals, including humans, with each other and with their non-living world. Three levels of ecology are studied: (1) Individuals, (2) Populations, (3) Communities and… DetailsSpatial ecology of North Atlantic shark populations
Spatial ecology of North Atlantic shark populations North Atlantic marine ecosystems have experienced severe disruption at higher trophic positions, including large declines in several shark species. In addition, stock assessments for management and conservation purposes are rarely available for shark species, due to a low quantity and quality of data. For example, unreported bycatch and… DetailsInteraction between people and marine biodiversity, at a regional to global scale
Interaction between people and marine biodiversity, at a regional to global scale My research focuses on the interaction between people and marine biodiversity, at a regional to global scale. On the more academic side, I am interested in how patterns of marine biodiversity arise, how hotspots of high species richness are formed and maintained. On… DetailsSpatial ecology of North Atlantic shark populations
Spatial ecology of North Atlantic shark populations North Atlantic marine ecosystems have experienced severe disruption at higher trophic positions, including large declines in several shark species. In addition, stock assessments for management and conservation purposes are rarely available for shark species, due to a low quantity and quality of data. For example, unreported bycatch and… DetailsThe productivity of global fish stocks
Global fisheries provide humanity with tremendous food and livelihood, yet the majority of major stocks are in a state of reduced productivity. This is largely due to overfishing, where stocks are driven below the biomass level that provides maximum productivity (i.e. the maximum sustainable yield MSY). However, piecemeal evidence suggests that both environmental change and the biological effects of prolonged overfishing are causing more permanent declines in stock productivity, beyond that which is caused by reduced biomass alone. Using the RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database, which is the most comprehensive collection of global fisheries time series, I am combining fundamental population models with modern methods of time series analysis to track productivity parameters over time. By first controlling for the effects of reduced biomass, I am looking at how fundamental rates of population growth and recruitment are changing in time and space, and what it means for modern productivity and the rebuilding of overfished stocks.
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Gregory L. Britten - Ph.D. student, Dept. of Biology, Dalhousie University Halifax
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Principal Investigator – Gregory L. Britten (M.Sc. Candidate)
Supervisors - Boris Worm (Professor, Biology, Dalhousie University)
Mike Dowd (Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University)
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Acoustic tracking of juvenile blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in Nova Scotia waters from receivers positioned near N.S. offshore oil and gas platforms
Acoustic tracking of juvenile blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in Nova Scotia waters from receivers positioned near N.S. offshore oil and gas platforms In 2013, the Deep Panuke E&T and R&D Fund supported Dalhousie University’s Ocean Tracking Network proposal to conduct acoustic telemetry work in the Deep Panuke offshore oil and gas development region of Canada’s… DetailsAcoustic tracking of juvenile blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in Nova Scotia waters from receivers positioned near N.S. offshore oil and gas platforms
Acoustic tracking of juvenile blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in Nova Scotia waters from receivers positioned near N.S. offshore oil and gas platforms In 2013, the Deep Panuke E&T and R&D Fund supported Dalhousie University’s Ocean Tracking Network proposal to conduct acoustic telemetry work in the Deep Panuke offshore oil and gas development region of Canada’s… DetailsThe productivity of global fish stocks
Global fisheries provide humanity with tremendous food and livelihood, yet the majority of major stocks are in a state of reduced productivity. This is largely due to overfishing, where stocks are driven below the biomass level that provides maximum productivity (i.e. the maximum sustainable yield MSY). However, piecemeal evidence suggests that both environmental change and the biological effects of prolonged overfishing are causing more permanent declines in stock productivity, beyond that which is caused by reduced biomass alone. Using the RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database, which is the most comprehensive collection of global fisheries time series, I am combining fundamental population models with modern methods of time series analysis to track productivity parameters over time. By first controlling for the effects of reduced biomass, I am looking at how fundamental rates of population growth and recruitment are changing in time and space, and what it means for modern productivity and the rebuilding of overfished stocks.
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Gregory L. Britten - Ph.D. student, Dept. of Biology, Dalhousie University Halifax
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Gregory L. Britten - Ph.D. student, Dept. of Biology, Dalhousie University Halifax
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Principal Investigator – Gregory L. Britten (M.Sc. Candidate)
Supervisors - Boris Worm (Professor, Biology, Dalhousie University)
Mike Dowd (Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University)
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