We conduct applied, ethical, interdisciplinary research in pursuit of sustainable ecosystems, prosperous fisheries, and thriving societies. Our work revolves around questions of access, allocation, knowledge, equity, and sovereignty.

Research

Current Projects

Ocean Nexus

Ocean Nexus aims to address systemic ocean equity issues through coordinated research, training, communicating and collaborating, informed by social science and natural science.

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Nunatsiavut

Nunatsiavut is a land claim area in Inuit Nunangat, the homeland of Labrador Inuit.

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Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Project

The primary causes of North Atlantic Right Whale mortality are fishing gear entanglements and vessel strikes, posing challenges to the species’ recovery.

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Photo credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, NOAA permit #20556-01

Equitable Tuna Governance

Tropical tuna species (skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye) are transboundary fish species, meaning that they cross through several coastal state jurisdictions and the high seas.

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Reckoning With Colonialism

Because much of our work centres on fisheries, this work also reckons with colonialism in governance institutions and management regimes relating to local, regional and international fisheries

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