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Feb 206 min read
Relationships First: Listening, Learning and Exploring the Ethics of Community Engagement
I came to Dalhousie’s as Master of Marine Management program with a strong desire to build upon my interests in collaborating with...
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Jan 136 min read
Arctic Change 2024: Reflections and Lessons
An Exciting Opportunity in Ottawa This December, I had the privilege of joining my lab mate, Kate Ortenzi, at the Arctic Change 2024...
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Oct 22, 202410 min read
Trials and Triumphs of First-Time Field Research
Embarking on our first international research projects, ‘bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,’ we had no idea what this work had in store for...
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Sep 30, 20244 min read
Researchers, our Data Debt is Overdue
Indigenous Data Sovereignty is not just a matter of ethical research; it is an essential component of justice, self-governance, and...
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Sep 13, 20246 min read
IOTC 28th Session: A newcomer’s view on transparency and NGO impact
As part of my graduate research project, I had the opportunity to attend the 28th Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).
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Sep 11, 20245 min read
Caught in a Wave of Development? How Island Communities are Feeling the Push for Ecotourism and a Blue Economy
Each year, over 150,00 tourists flood the shores of Bocas del Toro, Panama, eager to experience its vibrant culture and stunning...
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Aug 28, 202412 min read
Char and Inuit Food Security: Experiences at the Char Monitoring Station Fraser River, Nunatsiavut
My heart is with salmon. It always has been. They are more than a commodity to be bought and sold. Their strength and power—and their...
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Jul 30, 20243 min read
As Ken Paul says...
Last month (May 30th 2024) I was invited to provide remarks to Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers from across Canada who hold...
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May 28, 20243 min read
North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) Stakeholder Workshop: Reflection on a Pathway to Inclusive NARW Conservation
The beginning of 2024 marked an exciting transition for me from graduate student to researcher, having recently completed the Master of...
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May 28, 20245 min read
Atlantic Policy Congress Fisheries Conference: Reflections from Two Budding Marine Managers
One month into the new year, the two of us took a break from courses, conference planning, and work to attend our first conference of the...
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Aug 11, 20233 min read
Response to US Ocean Justice Strategy
Republished from Leah Huff, Yoshitaka Ota, and Hekia Bodwitch On June 8, 2023, the U.S. federal government issued a call for public...
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Jul 31, 20238 min read
Inaugural recipients of new Dal award embody community spirit championed by late prof
A re-publication from Matt Reeder at Dal News (original publication available here Drs. Megan Bailey and Tom Ue are Dal's first...
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May 28, 20217 min read
Virtual Reality: Grad Student Perspectives on Taking Conferences Online
Reflections by Kayla Hamelin, Caelin Murray, and Shannan Landovskis Advantages of Online Conferences – Shannon As a Masters student...
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Oct 1, 202012 min read
On this Treaty Day, I Commit To…
On Monday, September 28th, my son came home from grade 1 with an exciting announcement: his class had earned enough gems in their gem jar...
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Aug 12, 20207 min read
Ocean People
Ocean literacy has been defined as “understanding the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean”. Having worked as a...
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Apr 28, 20206 min read
PhD Survival Guide: Resilience, Resilience, Resilience.
“Success is the ability of going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm” - Winston Churchill As I entered the new year,...
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Jan 13, 20203 min read
Reflections on the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research 2020
Less than two days after ringing in the new year (and new decade), I made my way into a meeting room to take part in my first conference...
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Nov 18, 20197 min read
ICCAT 2018 (Or: Finding humanity and humility on the Adriatic coast)
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has just started its 26th Regular Meeting of the Commission....
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Jul 9, 20195 min read
Reflections on the Labrador Research Forum
By the end of my week in Happy Valley, I had already sworn to become fluent in Inuktitut, write a review of the entire oral histories of...
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May 8, 20196 min read
Small is beautiful: Taking stock of improvement efforts in Indonesian handline tuna fisheries
As the largest archipelago in the world and with over 17,000 islands in the heart of the Coral Triangle, Indonesia’s past, present, and...
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