We are saddened to announce that the 2022 Sustainable Ocean Conference has been postponed due to the forecasted arrival of Hurricane Fiona. Stay tuned for updates on rescheduled dates and stay safe this weekend.

Exciting news going into your Thanksgiving weekend: MA MacNeil Jamie Snook, PhD @TWPFS, the Torngat Fish Producers Co-op & I are looking to find the next doctoral student to study char in Nunatsiavut. See here for more information meganbailey.ca/iqaluk-recruit… (image by Alex Sawatzky)

My first semester as a sessional instructor and I am heading straight to the picket line! This article is a great reflection on the conditions that have led to the #DalStrike. Hoping for a quick and fair resolution. #DalWorksBecauseWeWork

The summer 2023 schedule of SEASIDE Dalhousie field courses is now available, with online applications opening on Jan. 16: bit.ly/3YnzHGn See all the ways you can get out in the field this summer and apply the knowledge gained in classrooms and labs! 🌱🦈🤿

Latest PhD paper out in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences - in the context of the modernized Fisheries Act, we explore where the 'evidence' for evidence-based fisheries management comes from and who is involved along the way 🐟

Interesting paper by @toomey_anne! Alternatives to these myths? "...engaging the social mind for optimal decision-making, understanding the power of values, emotions, and experience in swaying minds, changing collective behavior, and thinking strategically for biggest impact"

Today, #fisheries managers are expected to call on a broad range of #information & #knowledge sources in #decisions. Hamelin et al. (Kayla Hamelin, PhD Megan Bailey Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences) studied mgmt plans, stock reports, & briefing notes to determine what #evidence mattered doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-…

Within days of a federal fisheries decision on mackerel, we explore what’s at stake for the people’s fish—and the people and communities who depend on it theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… The Globe and Mail Dan Boyce w/ 📸 by Leila Beaudoin & Nicolas Winkler

Atlantic mackerel are woven into the fabric of east coast life - what will it’s decline mean for the people who depend on it? Read our The Globe and Mail article to find out: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… with Jenn Thornhill Verma 📸 by Leila Beaudoin & Nicolas Winkler

When Kayla Hamelin, PhD surveyed NS recreational fishers, they gave 8 top reasons to fish mackerel (“the people’s fish,” as one put it, naming it a public good): food, sport, bait, social connection, time outdoors, accessibility, relaxation/mental health & tradition frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Hi there! A couple of days left to apply to this DFO-funded position and be co-supervised by Shelley Denny and I emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/appl… @DalMarAffairs

Awesome local charity Back to the Sea is fundraising for their move to a fab new location at Martin's Park - support their awesome ocean education initiative here: give.charityvillage.com/backtotheseami… #crowdfunding CharityVillage

Big congrats to KaitlynCurran for publishing her first lead-author paper, at the intersection of health and marine policy 💙 💚

A big thank you to Kayla Hamelin, PhD and the rest of the research group for the nomination and to Jamie Snook, PhD and Keith Watts and Hussain Sinan and the G16 for the letters of support :). dal.ca/news/2023/07/3…

MARE Dr Emma McKinley Alana Malinde S.N. Lancaster @elinaapine Dr Ellie Ford Amanda Schadeberg @_clacey SophiaKochalski Dr. Karen Alexander Kayla Hamelin, PhD @RolfGroeneveld Before we get on to the #MarSocSciBookClub chat, let's just take a moment for this photo of joy 💙 In March 2020, we didn't know each other, and over the last 3 years, a tight, joy filled community has formed. And we LOVED getting together to talk about #MarSocSciBookClub

Help support the FSRS 50/50 Fundraiser! Funds support community-based science working directly with harvesters - rafflebox.ca/raffle/fsrs

Congratulations to the 2023 Larkin Award Winner (PhD Level) Kayla Hamelin, PhD ! Kayla’s PhD w/ Dr. Bailey & the late Dr. Hutchings Dalhousie University investigates fisheries in #AtlanticCanada as #SocioEcologicalSystems to provide transparency and inclusion in decision-making processes

What does including #CommunityKnowledge in #NaturalResourceManagement mean? In Ecology & Society, Kayla Hamelin, PhD, Charles, & Megan Bailey report a scoping review about #FisheriesManagement. They recommend greater clarity of terms & strengthened communication doi.org/10.5751/ES-145…