Forthcoming climate change podcast collaboration with Concordia scholars earns a Trebek Initiative Grant

Forthcoming climate change podcast collaboration with Concordia scholars earns a Trebek Initiative Grant

Read about my newest collaboration to develop a podcast on Ecological Grief in the face of the climate and biodiversity crises.

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Coral reefs experiencing mass bleaching event

Coral reefs experiencing mass bleaching event

Check out this short clip on CBC The National in which, along with other scientists, I explain what we will be losing if we lose the world's coral reefs.

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The world's coral reefs are facing another mass bleaching event - maybe the biggest ever

The world's coral reefs are facing another mass bleaching event - maybe the biggest ever

In this article for CBC News, I'm interviewed with other scientists on the earth's four mass bleaching event.

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Serving as a scientific model for younger Black generations

Serving as a scientific model for younger Black generations

See where I've come from and what I've been up to since becoming an Assistant Professor of Biology at Concordia University in Montreal, QC, Canada in this article for Le Devoir journal.

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Lionfish in Brazil

Lionfish in Brazil

Invasive lionfish have now established populations as far south in the western Atlantic Ocean as Brazil. Read my thoughts on this latest discovery in this National Geographic article.

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What's it like to be stung by a lionfish?

What's it like to be stung by a lionfish?

Enjoy this podcast from CREEP that includes an interview of me and my personal experiences with this venomous fish along with options on how to help manage this menace.

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Putting Canada's ocean economy on the path to net zero

Putting Canada's ocean economy on the path to net zero

Watch a short video summary of my latest project involving academics, governments and non-governmental organizations, and indigenous groups across Canada.

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How fear of being eaten might help keep invasive lionfish from taking over reefs

How fear of being eaten might help keep invasive lionfish from taking over reefs

Lionfish have few natural predators in their invaded range. Learn how lionfish fear of Caribbean groupers may help save coral reefs in this article for The Conversation Canada.

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Envisioning the past, present and future of the sponge fishery of The Bahamas

Envisioning the past, present and future of the sponge fishery of The Bahamas

The history of the sponge fishery in The Bahamas is riddled with periods of fantastic growth, overexploitation, and population collapse. Learn about my quest to reconstruct this fishery over the past 180 years. See the link below starting at 50:20

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How and why I became a Marine Ecologist.

How and why I became a Marine Ecologist.

In celebration of Black History Month, listen to this brief interview with Science World, Vancouver, about how and why I became a Marine Ecologist. I promise that there will be interesting anecdotes!

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The True Extent of Fishing in The Bahamas

The True Extent of Fishing in The Bahamas

In this 'sneak peak' to the movie, "An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch," in which I am featured, I talk about the impact of tourism on the demand for local fish in The Bahamas.

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An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch

An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch

This movie highlights some of my research done in collaboration with the Sea Around Us at the University of British Columbia, BC, Canada. It shows some of the process involved in gathering data to reconstruct unreported fisheries for The Bahamas from 1950 to 2010.

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