MMRU - Key Persons
Dalton, A., Rosen, D.A.S., and Trites, A.W., Respirometry, and Accelerometry - Comparing their Accuracy and Applicability to Measure Energy Expenditure in Northern Fur Seals (Callorhinus ursinus). 19 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals 2011, Tampa, Florida (Poster presentation)
Koot, B., Ford, J.K.B, Trites, A.W., and Hannay, D. 2013. Fin whales sing a consistent song in British Columbia. Poster at the Zoology Graduate Student Association Symposium. University of British Columbia, BC, Canada.
Job Titles:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Education:
B.A. Education (COMU, TR)
M.Sc. Natural and Applied Sciences (COMU, TR)
Ph.D. Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT, JP)
Research interests: Fisheries acoustics, Marine acoustics, Scientific echosounders, Acoustic scattering, Acoustic fishery resources survey
Job Titles:
- Supervisor
- Director, Marine Mammal Research Unit / Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Education: BSc Mathematics & Ecology (McGill University); MSc Zoology (UBC); PhD Zoology (UBC)
Research Interests: biology of marine mammals, population dynamics, bioenergetics, fisheries, data analysis
Education: BSc Mathematics & Ecology (McGill University); MSc Zoology (UBC); PhD Zoology (UBC)
Courses Taught: Fish 506 - Critical Issues in Fisheries; Mar. Sci. 455 - Biology of Marine Mammals; Scie 300 - Communicating Science; Biol 140 - Laboratory Investigations in Life Science
Education: (2019) B.Sc Biology Major, University of Victoria, Victoria BC.
Education: BSc Biology (University of British Columbia) PhD Biology (University of California at Santa Cruz)
Current Position: Faculty member at Vancouver Island University
Research Interests: My primary interest is how marine vertebrates affect coastal ecosystems on an ecological and evolutionary scale. I have had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects which have included applied fisheries biology as well as academic studies of cetaceans, pinnipeds, sea otters, invertebrates, fish and marine algae. This background has given me a broad view of marine community structure and function, something that I feel is important in both my research and teaching. My principal area of research is in sea otter community ecology. Specifically I am interested in the ecological effects that sea otters have on the structure of nearshore ecological communities. For the past 20+ years I have been working off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island studying the effect that the growing sea otter population is having on coastal ecosystems, particularly those found in rocky areas. As a community ecologist my research is conducted above and below the ocean's surface.
Education: BSc. Biology, (Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador);
Education: BSc Marine Biology (University of Guelph); MSc and PhD Biopsychology (Memorial University of Nfld)
Research Interests: conservation physiology of marine mammals, bioenergetics, animal nutrition
Education: (2017) B.Sc. Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Minor in Marine Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Professor
- Dept. of Zoology, UBC, and Research Scientist, Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Education: B.Sc. Hons., Ph.D. (UBC)
Research Interests: Life history, social ecology, and acoustic behaviour of killer whales in British Columbia
Education: BSc Honours (Dalhousie University); MSc (Dalhousie University); PhD (University of Alberta)
Research Interests: Developing and applying statistical tools to understand the behaviour, space use, and population dynamics of marine species
Looking at the foraging patterns of Arctic marine mammals in stochastic and changing environments. How habitat variability and anthropogenic climate change affect the foraging efficiency of beluga whales, narwhals, and polar bears.