conferences & talks.
scientific conference presentations.
The 72nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. Punta Cana, The Dominican Republic. "Documenting status and mapping suitability of Caribbean moored Fish Aggregating Device (MFAD) fisheries" November 4-8, 2019.
***Presented by co-authors Ignacia Riveria and Juan-Carlos Villaseñor-Derbez***
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The 71st Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. San Andrés, Colombia. "Understanding FAD Proliferation in the Caribbean" November 5-9, 2018.
***Co-Presented with Margaret Wilson***
The 20th European Elasmobranch Association Conference. Bristol, United Kingdom. “Species Conservation Planning for Flatsharks.” October 28-30, 2016.
World Conservation Congress. Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA. “Species Conservation Planning for Flatsharks”. Species Pavilion: Marine Species Conservation Session. September 1-10, 2016.
***Session Organizer***
The 4th International Marine Conservation Congress. Newfoundland, Canada. “Making bad better: Advancements in trawl fisheries research and mitigation.” July 30-August 3, 2016.
***Presented by co-author Sarah Foster***
American Elasmobranch Society. New Orleans, Louisiana. “Species Conservation Planning for Flatsharks.” July 7-11, 2016.
North East Pacific Shark Symposium. Catalina Island, California. “IUCN Red List Reassessment of North East Pacific Endemic Species.” March 18-19, 2016.
American Fisheries Society Washington-British Columbia Chapter Annual General Meeting. Richmond, British Columbia. “Aquatic networking event Coastal Connection Vancouver explores the successes and challenges of bridging assessment, research and conservation across multiple sectors.” February 17, 2015.
The 3rd International Marine Conservation Congress. Glasgow, Scotland. “Don’t forget about the little guys: the global picture of seahorses in bycatch.” August 17, 2014.
international convention presentations.
3rd Meeting of the WECAFC/IFREMER Working Group on Fisheries using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs): "Status and trends of Caribbean FAD Fisheries." Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. 30 April - 2 May 2019.
***Co-Presented with Margaret Wilson***
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12th Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Conference of the Parties (CoP12): “Making CMS Work for Sharks: Spotlight on Mako Sharks” Side Event. Manila, Philippines. 23-28 October 2017.
The 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP17), Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (CMS Sharks MOU): Assisting Countries with the Conservation of Migratory Sharks Side Event, Johannesburg, South Africa. “Links between the CMS Sharks MOU and the IUCN SSG Conservation Planning Process” October 3, 2016.
student symposiums.
Bren PhD Student Symposium. Santa Barbara, California. "Are we saving sharks?" February 16, 2018.
***Runner-up for Best Short Talk***
Bren PhD Student Symposium. Santa Barbara, California. "Developing a framework for successful transboundary species conservation." February 24, 2017.
UBC Zoology Graduate Student Symposium. Vancouver, British Columbia. “Don’t forget about the little guys: impacts of bycatch on seahorses and implications for other small fishes.” April 11, 2014.
UVic/UBC/SFU Ecology and Evolution Graduate Student Retreat. Brackendale, British Columbia. “Seahorses in Malaysia and beyond.” November 1-3, 2013.
***Runner-up for Best Student Talk***
UVic/UBC/SFU Ecology and Evolution Graduate Student Retreat. Brackendale, British Columbia. “Saving seahorses: using life history traits to make seahorse trade sustainable.” November 2-4, 2012.
23rd Annual Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences Undergraduate Biology Conference. Truro, Nova Scotia. “The effects of diel periodicity to larval release on larval fitness, settlement and new recruit development of the coral Porites astreoides in Bermuda.” March 7, 2009.
23rd Annual Cameron Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia. “The effects of diel periodicity to larval release on larval fitness, settlement and new recruit development of the coral Porites astreoides in Bermuda.” February 14, 2009.