[Biostudent] Fish and Wildlife Seminar Series - 10/5/23 @ 3pm - Ray Hilborn (UW)

[Jason L. Patterson]

This can be of interest for students who want to explore topics and research in Fish and Wildlife areas.

Attached is the full year schedule as well as next week’s presentation.



Dear Colleagues,

On October 5, we will hear from Dr. Ray Hilborn of UW in this year's inaugural Fish and Wildlife Seminar! More information on this talk and the zoom info is below and in the attached flyer.

The schedule of speakers for the year is included at the bottom of this message. Note that we will be meeting nearly every 2 weeks, rather than once a month, due to high interest in the series this year.

Please share with your networks - here is a link<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfH3FPYRMcnQ5wje4864id-bgT3eswpwxamWhefLBp6BnsuA/viewform?usp=sf_link__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mpEK7lD_urbG6OC6zNeEn7yQyVRzD-U6CBbxLOKvVZhrJjC1Vl4V7SRFWsyKccDwSS-acit9_l8-_H1jtUv3f6s$> folks can use to sign up for the seminar email list.

Let me know if you have any questions. I hope to see you there!

Alex



Zoom link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/4432362511<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/j/4432362511__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mpEK7lD_urbG6OC6zNeEn7yQyVRzD-U6CBbxLOKvVZhrJjC1Vl4V7SRFWsyKccDwSS-acit9_l8-_H1jdgp5k-M$>



Speaker:

Professor Ray Hilborn, UW



Title:

Rethinking the conservation benefits of no-take MPAs



Abstract:

The idea no-take MPAs became popularized in the 1990s and were rapidly adopted by the coastal marine ecology community and many NGOs as the key solution to prevent overfishing and the perceived depletion of the oceans. Since the 1990s many individual MPAs and networks have been established around the world, and many are now arguing for 30% of the oceans to be made no-take areas. However, as evidence has accumulated, and theory has advanced, it appears that (1) no-take areas do not lead to increases in fish abundance within a region unless the area is heavily overfished although they frequently lead to increased abundance within the no-take area, (2)  no-take areas do not reduce by-catch but simply move it elsewhere as effort is shifted, (3)  no-take areas do not significantly increase regional biodiversity, and (4) no-take areas don’t seem to increase resilience to climate change. I will argue that when we look at the concerns about the impact of fishing in the ocean, there are almost always better ways to alleviate the negative impacts than no-take areas.  These better ways include reducing fishing effort,  closing specific areas to specific fishing gears,  fishing gear modification and adaptive or rotational closures.  The major exception is in places where overfishing is intense, and these other tools simply cannot be implemented.



Speaker Bio:

Ray Hilborn received his B.A. in Biology from Grinnell College in 1969 and his Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of British Columbia in 1974.  He spent one year at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in 1974-1975, then spent 5 years working for the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Environment.  Then for 5 years he was a research faculty member at UBC, then for 2 years a research scientist for the Tuna and Billfish Program of the South Pacific Commission in New Caledonia.  Since 1987 he has been a professor in the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences at U.W.  His research has focused on natural resource management, fisheries stock assessment, and the integration of mathematical models and data to provide guidance to resource managers.  He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

2023-2024 Schedule:

Date
Speaker
10/5/2023
Ray Hilborn
11/2/2023
Xochitl Clare
11/16/2023
Katie McElroy
12/7/2023
Lara Volski
1/11/2023
Matt Farr
2/1/2023
Anne Beaudreau
2/15/2023
Sandor Toth
3/7/2023
Sunny Jardine
3/21/2023
Katherine Haman
4/4/2023
Rich Hinrichsen
4/18/2023
David Trimbach
5/2/2023
Sam Wasser
5/16/2023
Brad Hanson
6/6/2023
Anna Nisi

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