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SALMON WATERSHEDS LAB
Ecology & Conservation of Aquatic Systems
Jonathan Moore and Team
Archived News
August 8, 2023 - Welcome to our new Lab Manager, Kim St-Pierre!
July 30, 2023 - Big congrats to our students Phoebe and Ben, and undergraduate assistant Veronika for their feature on CBC's What on Earth radio show, sharing our Estuary Resilience project with the public.
June 27, 2023 - We're hiring! The Moore Lab is looking to hire a new Spatial Analyst/Data Scientist to join our team. Check out the job ad for more information.
May 9, 2023 - Check out our lab members Sam Wilson, Julian Gan and Jon being interviewed about the recent findings on climate change's impact on salmon migrations (video link, 25 minutes in).
May 3, 2023 - Congrats to our Postdoc Sam Wilson on recent publications of her PhD work! First, Nature, Ecology and Evolution published her research compiling the largest dataset in the world on juvenile salmon migration timing. Also, her work recently published in Ecology shows how hierarchical modelling can be used to estimate changes in phenology using a purpose-built R package. Read more here.
Apr 18, 2023 - Congratulations to lab alumni Will Atlas and his co-authors for their recent publication in Fish and Fisheries: "Trends in Chinook salmon spawner abundance and total run size highlight linkages between life history, geography and decline"
Apr 17, 2023 - We are seeking our next Lab Manager! Do you or someone you know have great organizational skills, an interest in project management, and want to be part of an awesome team? Check out the job advertisement here. Application review will begin on May 19th.
Apr 4, 2023 - Congratulations to our fearless leader Jon and one of our wonderful Postdocs Kara Pitman for their work being featured in Smithsonian Magazine!
Mar 17, 2023 - Check out the work of our recent master's graduate, Dylan Cunningham, whose work shows how logging activity can increase water temperature in salmon habitats. His work has also been featured in the Narwhal and on CBC.
Mar 3, 2023 - Huge congratulations to our fearless leader Jon Moore who received the 2023 Distinguished Academic Award at the career level from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia. Learn more about Jon and our lab in this video.
Feb 24, 2023 - Check out the latest CBC episode of The Nature of Things, "True Survivors", featuring the work of our lab!
Feb 23, 2023 - We are seeking our next Field Coordinator! To learn more about this 1-year position, see the job advertisement here. Application review will begin on March 10th.
Feb 2, 2023 - Huge welcome to our two new graduate students, Benjamin Zdasiuk and Leah Davis! Stay tuned to learn more about their exciting projects to come.
Jan 28, 2023 - Check out some of our amazing lab members in a recent CBC Radio-Canada short-doc on the 2022 Adams River sockeye salmon run.
2022
Nov 1, 2022 - Huge welcome to our new postdoc Michael Price! We are glad to have him joining the team.
Oct 26, 2022 - We are seeking a Research Technician for a short-term contract this Spring to support a project studying cumulative effects in salmon-bearing watersheds. See the full job description here. Applications close November 18.
Oct 24, 2022 - We are seeking two graduate students to join our team in 2023! See more information and how to apply here. Application review will begin on November 15, 2022.
Aug 25, 2022 - Congratulations to all of our lab members who spoke at the Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Spokane, 2022!
Jul 1, 2022 - A newly published study, in which Jon was an author, is the first-ever comprehensive summary of the impacts of mining to salmon and trout in NW North America. Read more here.
June 30, 2022 - Congratulations to our Postdoc Sam Wilson for publishing one of her PhD chapters! Read Sam's chapter here.
June 23, 2022 - Jon and Daniel Schindler (UW) published a new study, synthesizing forward-looking conservation and management approaches that could help ecosystems cope with climate change. Read more here.
May 21, 2022 - With particular focus on the collaborative research from the Salmon Watersheds Lab, the recently released SMOLT film shares imagery and science of the outmigration of young salmon from freshwaters to estuaries and beyond. Watch the video here.
Jan 21, 2022 - A study led by Simon Fraser University researchers has discovered that sufficient water flows during summer can be critical to a Chinook salmon population in the interior of British Columbia. Read more here.
2021
Dec 7, 2021 - A groundbreaking study led by the SWL has found that glacier retreat could produce more than 6,000 km of potential new Pacific salmon habitat by the year 2100. Read more here.
Nov 6, 2021 - Jon participated in a panel discussion on 'Climate Resilient Salmon' for Salmon Nation's Festival of What Works. You can watch the recording here.
Oct 28, 2021 - Check out the Watershed Futures Initiative monthly newsletter. You can sign up for updates here.
Oct 20, 2021 - Lab alumni, Kyle Wilson (Postdoc), Jon and Colin Bailey (PhD candidate) have a paper out today in Global Change Biology on freshwater and marine influences of salmonid declines.
Oct 18, 2021 - Welcome to incoming Lab Manager, Emma Griggs, and Koeye tech and lab Fieldwork Coordinator, Dan Scurfield!
Oct 3, 2021 - Jon provided input on the Cheakamus River pink salmon strandings this week. Check out his TV appearance on Global News.
Oct 1, 2021 - Congratulations to lab Spatial Analyst Kara Pitman, whose paper in Environmental Biology of Fishes received the Editor's Choice.
Sep 27, 2021 - Check out the latest pics from the 2021 field season in our Gallery.
Sep 14, 2021 - Read our new collaborative report synthesizing information on the Skeena River Estuary.
Aug 17, 2021 - We are recruiting for a Masters student to work on our collaborative Estuary Resilience project. Learn more and apply here by September 30.
Aug 12, 2021 - MSc students Julian Gan and Alex Sawyer shared stories about sampling juvenile salmon in the Cluxewe estuary this Summer in this blog.
Jul 30, 2021 - We are seeking a Lab Manager with a keen interest in project management and applied aquatic science to serve as an administrator and coordinator to the lab’s many members and diverse projects. See the full job description here. Applications close August 30.
Jul 21, 2021 - We're also hiring for a Salmon ID and Field Coordination position. View the full job description here and apply by August 20, latest.
Jul 1, 2021 - Check out this article from KOUW Public Radio where Jon discusses the effects of BC's recent heatwave on salmon populations.
Jun 30, 2021 - The SWL's Watershed Futures Initiative helped an Indigenous Planning Committee to host the Sharing Stories on Climate Change and Cumulative Effects webinar. View the presentation recordings here.
Jun 1, 2021 - We're hiring for a Postdoc Position working on Fish Migration. Position is open until filled. View the full description here. This position has now been filled.
May 19, 2021 - Congratulations to Daniella LoScerbo who successfully defended her Masters thesis!
May 13, 2021 - Check out some early season fieldwork pics in our gallery.
May 7, 2021 - Jon has a new paper out in Fish and Fisheries on the costs and benefits of diversity in mixed-stock fisheries. Learn more in this Science News story.
May 1, 2021 - We welcome two new members to the lab: PhD candidate Marta Ulaski and former RA and now Co-Advised Masters student, Kirsten Bradford.
Apr 22, 2021 - A new SWL paper is out in FACETS exploring Haíłzaqv (Heiltsuk) fisher satisfaction with salmon fisheries management, and access rights.
Apr 19, 2021 - Congratulations to PhD candidate Sam Wilson on the successful defense of your thesis! Sam will be staying on with the lab as a Postdoctoral Researcher.
Apr 12, 2021 - Congrats to Sam Wilson and Jon on the publication of your paper on phenological mismatch and marine survival in steelhead trout.
Apr 7, 2021 - Elissa Sweeney-Bergen and Jon had a paper published in Environmental Biology of Fishes today.
Feb 10, 2021 - We're excited to announce a new Salmon Watersheds Lab collaborative research project to improve genomics tools for assigning central coast sockeye caught in mixed stock fisheries to their population of origin.
Jan 28, 2021 - Congrats to former lab member Will Atlas, as well as Karl Seitz and Jon on the publication of their paper on temperature-mediated mortality and migration delays in the Koeye estuary.
Interesting Links
Jon Moore gives a talk entitled "Linking freshwater biodiversity to ecosystem stability and function" in the IMC colloquium series at Simon Fraser University. Watch the video.
A short film on salmon stewardship on the Central Coast of BC and the weir project on the Koeye River - Directed and produced by Moore Lab PhD student, Will Atlas.
Listen to a podcast of Jon Moore talking about Skeena River salmon.
Earth 2 Oceans group, at Simon Fraser University
Liber Ero Post Doctoral Fellowship program
Centre for Coastal Science and Management at SFU
2020
Dec 9, 2020 - Salmon Watershed alum Will Atlas, Jon Moore and others' paper on indigenous fisheries management was published today in BioScience. The research inspired this feature article from The Narwhal.
Dec 7, 2020 - Congratulations to PhD candidate Kara Pitman and MSc student Luke Warkentin on their successful thesis defenses!
Nov 18, 2020 - Congrats to Research Associate Karl Seitz on the publication of his paper in Ecosphere "Size-spectra analysis in the estuary."
Nov 18, 2020 - The Watershed Futures Initiative officially launched with its first online event on cumulative effects assessment methods. View the event materials here.
Nov 17, 2020 - Jon Moore featured in a Salmon Nation panel discussion on Indigenous Science. You can watch the livestream here.
Nov 9, 2020 - We are hiring for a postdoc or research scientist to study perceptions of environmental risk pathways, as part of the Watershed Futures Initiative.
Oct 3, 2020 - Check out Colin Bailey's Trout Unlimited blog post exploring the effect of resource pulses on juvenile steelhead.
Sep 18, 2020 - Congratulations PhD candidate Colin Bailey and Jon on the publication of their paper on the effect of resource pulses on competition among fishes.
Sep 14, 2020 - Our Gallery has been updated with photos from recent fieldwork to the Taku River and Keogh River.
Sep 1, 2020 - We welcome four new grad students this Fall semester: Julie Charbonneau (PhD candidate), Julian Gan (MSc student), Sara Tremblay-Boyer (MRM student) and Kate McGivney (MSc student). As well as co-advised students Carmen Gemmell (MRM student) and Brittany Milner (MRM student).
Aug 26, 2020 - Jon and collaborators are looking for a postdoc/programmer to work on stressors and cumulative effects in salmon watersheds. Start date: ASAP. The project would be associated with DFO scientist Eva Enders and BC scientist Jordan Rosenfeld (link).
Aug 7, 2020 - Congrats Jon Moore on the publication of your co-authored paper on watershed-scale impacts of acidic deposition in the Kitimat River, BC. (link).
Jul 29, 2020 - Jon Moore's contribution to the 2020 State of the Mountains report, "Mining in the Mountains", is now available online.
Jul 20, 2020 - Emma Hodgson (previous post-doc) has had a feature article in Canadian Geographic ("The voices we pay attention to") and a research paper ("Migratory diversity in an Arctic fish supporting subsistence harvest") published this past week.
Jul 2, 2020 - The Moore Lab's Koeye Salmon Ecology project was featured in a story on "Decolonizing ecology."
Jun 24, 2020 - Congrats Jon Moore on your recent collaborative paper: "Considering Indigenous Peoples and local communities in governance of the global ocean commons."
May 26, 2020 - Check out our latest COVID-19-inspired Notes From the Field.
May 4, 2020 - Congratulations Alex Sawyer (MSc student) and Jon Moore on the publication of their insights from the 2019 AFS Pacific salmon science symposium. Those with Fisheries Magazine access can read it here.
Apr 27, 2020 - Congratulations Will Atlas (previous PhD student), Jon Moore and Kara Pitman (PhD student) on the publication of their paper on using lake productivity to evaluate data-poor sockeye populations. Read the paper.
Apr 24, 2020 - Jon Moore was also co-author on a paper in the Journal of Applied Ecology, on "Prioritizing conservation actions for Pacific salmon in Canada."
Apr 24, 2020 - Congratulations Jon Moore on the publication of his letter in Science, "Canada's mines pose transboundary risks".
Apr 14, 2020 - Read the new Moore Lab Science News article "Egging on aggression—Poor salmon returns increase aggression among egg-predating fishes."
Apr 6, 2020 - Brandon Nam successfully defended his Honours thesis on habitat use by juvenile coho across an estuary ecotone. Congratulations Brandon!
Apr, 1 2020 - Check out our COVID-19 isolation-inspired Notes from the Field weekly challenges.
Mar 10, 2020 - Congratulations Kara Pitman (PhD student) and Jon Moore on the publication of their collaborative synthesis of the effects of glacier retreat on Pacific Salmon. Read the paper. Vancouver Sun article.
Feb 5, 2020 - Congratulations Emma Hodgson (past Postdoc), Jon Moore and Sam Wilson (PhD student) on your paper titled "Changing estuaries and impacts on juvenile salmon: A systematic review".
Jan 31, 2020 - Karl Sietz successfully defended his MSc on fish community dynamics and nursery habitats in an undeveloped estuary. Karl will be continuing with the Lab as a Research Associate managing the Koeye Salmon Ecosystem Study.
2019
Nov 14, 2019 - Welcome to our new Lab Manager Tash Prokop! Assisting her will be long-time Research Assistant Mikayla More O'Ferrall.
Sep 19, 2019 - The AFS/TWS Joint Conference in Reno, NV (Sep 29-Oct 3) is fast approaching! We have current and past lab members presenting their research and hosting symposiums. Stay tuned for more highlights!
Sep 11, 2019 - Welcome Dylan Cunningham (MSc student) and Steven Brownlee (PhD student) to our lab!
Sep 1, 2019 - Congratulations Jon on receiving your full tenure professorship!
Aug 20, 2019 - Jon Moore and colleague David Schindler published an op-ed in the Seattle Times titled "Salmon and mining: The science is clear, the future is uncertain".
Jul 1, 2019 - Congratulations to Kyle Wilson for winning the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship!
Jun 13, 2019 - Congratulations Emma Hodgson (Postdoc) and co-authors on your paper titled "Moving Beyond Silos in Cumulative Effects Assessment"
Jun 12, 2019 - Elissa Sweeney-Bergen successfully defended her MSc on environmental change and sockeye salmon life histories in the Babine River watershed. Congratulations!!
May 14, 2019 - Will Atlas successfully defended his PhD on population assessment and climate impact monitoring for Heiltsuk-led salmon stewardship. Congratulations Dr. Atlas!!
Apr 17, 2019 - Kara Pitman (PhD candidate) and Jon Moore are featured in The New York Times. Check out their story about glaciers and salmon here!
Apr 15, 2019 - Congratulations Colin Bailey (PhD candidate) and co-authors on your paper titled "Salmon egg subsidies and interference competition among stream fishes".
Mar 29, 2019 - Congratulations to Michael Arbeider (past MSc student) and co-authors on their new paper titled "Integrating prey dynamics, diet, and biophysical factors across an estuary seascape for four fish species".
Feb 28, 2019 - An article from The Narwhal covers responses from Jon Moore and colleagues about BC's Wild Salmon Strategy.
Feb 20, 2019 - We have launched our 2019 blog series: Notes from the Field! Stay tuned throughout February and March for more posts highlighting our field-work experiences.
Jan 26, 2019 - A group of us presented at the 11th Annual IDEAS Symposium. The Moore lab was largely involved in the event as planning committee members and judges!
Jan 20, 2019 - Jon and collaborators author a new article, "The Role of Science in Contemporary Canadian Environmental Decision Making: The Example of Environmental Assessment".
Jan 17, 2019 - The Prince Rupert Port Authority state they will protect the waters around Lelu Island. Our past collaborative research and activities in this region have helped contribute to this conservation decision! Read more here.
Jan 11, 2019 - Over the holidays, a group of us at SFU submitted comments regarding BC's wild salmon strategy. If interested, here they are. While there was a lot of good stuff in the Options report, we did have some concerns and suggestions.
Jan 9, 2019 - Kyle Chezik successfully defended his PhD on river networks, climate change, and salmon. Read one of his papers here, stay tuned for others! Congratulations Dr. Chezik!!
Jan 7, 2019 - Welcome new masters students in the group--Anna Potapova and Alex Sawyer. Super excited to have you a part of the team.
2018
Nov 1, 2018 - Kara Pitman (PhD candidate) was featured on GlacierHub. Check out the article here!
Oct 16, 2018 - Check out Colin Bailey's (PhD candidate) guest feature in Trout Unlimited.
Oct 1, 2018 - Congratulations Luke Warkentin (MSc candidate) and co-authors on their paper titled "Urban planning for fishes: untangling a new project's effects from old infrastructure and regional patterns".
Sep 26, 2018 - Congratulations Colin Bailey (PhD candidate) and co-authors on their publication in Ecosphere titled "The roles of extrinsic and intrinsic factors in the freshwater life-history dynamics of a migratory salmonid"
Sep 10, 2018 - Welcome Lauren Law as our new Lab Manager!
Apr 20, 2018 - SFU News article highlights Jon and the global team that launched the Salmon Science Network (SSN) earlier this month.
Apr 19, 2018 - Jon presented on "how to give a talk" for the Faculty of Environment Grad Student Research Day.
Mar 29, 2018 - Jon was the featured scientist for the Canadian Scientist twitter conversation, hosted by Evidence for Democracy.
Mar 28, 2018 - Jon co-authors paper titled "Eco-evolutionary dynamics, density dependent dispersal and collective behaviour: implications for salmon metapopulation robustness" in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
Mar 20, 2018 - The Keogh River Research Website is now live! Access the site for information on our collaborative research program on the Keogh River.
Mar 15, 2018 - Jon presents on Resilience and Vulnerability in Salmon Watersheds at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Oregon Chapter American Fisheries Society in Eugene, OR.
Feb 23, 2018 - Luke Andersson, Michael Arbeider, Colin Bailey and Karl Seitz present talks at 39th Annual Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference.
Feb 5, 2018 - Jon helps launch a new model of science communication. The guest editorial that overviews the special collection of Conservation Stories can be found here.
Feb 1, 2018 - Emma Hodgson was awarded the highly competitive Liber Ero postdoctoral research fellowship to support her collaborative work on migratory fishes.
Jan 31 to Feb 2, 2018 - Jon participates in a workshop on linkages between watersheds and oceans with the Coastal Margins Rainforest Research Network.
Jan 1, 2018 - Michael Arbeider and Jon author an article in The Osprey titled: Eelgrass as Vital Nursery Habitat for Young Salmon.
2017
Dec 12, 2017 - Jon is interviewed and featured on the SFU Faculty of Science's Featured Researchers page.
Dec 11, 2017 - Ciara Sharpe successfully defended her Masters thesis. Congratulations Ciara!
Nov 27, 2017 - The Salmon Watersheds Lab Blog series: Notes from the Field has launched! Stay tuned for more posts, highlighting field-work experiences, throughout November and December.
Nov 20, 2017 - New blog from West Coast Environmental Law features work by lab alum Rebecca Seifert and Jon.
Nov 10, 2017 - Jon and Kara helped lead a workshop on glacial retreat and salmon futures. The workshop was part of the new Salmon Science Network initiative that Jon co-leads, supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Participants were experts in glaciers, hydrology, climate change, and salmon from Alaska to California to the United Kingdom.
Oct 19, 2017 - Jon co-authors op-ed in the Toronto Star about strengthening the Fisheries Act.
Oct 11, 2017 - Will Atlas authors an article in The Osprey about his research: "Traditional knowledge meets science for monitoring and managing wild salmon".
Oct 11, 2017 - "A Great Victory for Skeena River Salmon in LNG Project Demise" article in The Osprey features Jon Moore and Skeena River research.
Oct 4, 2017 - Rebecca Seifert and Jon Moore co-author new paper, "Floodgate Operations and Fish Communities in Tidal Creeks of the Lower Fraser River (British Columbia, Canada)", in Estuaries and Coasts. Research featured in The Georgia Straight, CBC, MetroNews Canada, CBC Listen, FIS.
Sep 11, 2017 - The Salmon Watersheds Lab is hiring a Database Project Manager! Click here for details.
Sep 2, 2017 - Great article in CBC North about postdoc Emma Hodgson's new research program on migratory whitefish in the Peel River, Northwest Territories. She is working with indigenous fishers at their fish camps to learn about life-histories of these fish.
Aug 29, 2017 - Jon co-authored report on federal reform of environmental legislation. Check out report "Strong Foundations . . . ".
Jul 19, 2017 - Kyle Chezik, Sean Anderson and Jon Moore co-author new paper in Geophysical Research Letters: "River networks dampen long-term hydrological signals of climate change".
Jul 18, 2017 - New open access paper in Ecosystem Health and Sustainability: "Ancient fish weir technology for modern stewardship: lessons from community-based salmon monitorings" co-authored by Will Atlas, Jon Moore and several others. Watch a short video on the weir construction and use.
Jun 14, 2017 - Jon co-authors new paper in Ecosphere. "High salmon density and low discharge create periodic hypoxia in coastal rivers".
Jun 6, 2017 - Congratulations to Kara Pitman for winning the 2017 W. Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research (Doctoral)!
May 17, 2017 - Kara Pitman and Sam Wilson will be representing the lab during Science Odyssey Week at the Vancouver Aquarium this Wednesday. Find them at their interpretive cart to learn more about our research!
May 7-11, 2017 - The Salmon Watersheds Lab was well represented at the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Meeting (CSEE2017) in Victoria, BC. Excellent talks were given by Kyle Chezik, Kara Pitman, Ciara Sharpe, Jon Moore, Colin Bailey, Michael Arbeider, Luke Andersson and Will Atlas.
Apr 27, 2017 - Jon gave a feature talk downtown Vancouver at a Skeena event organized by WWF-Canada and SFU.
Apr 20, 2017 - Congratulations to Will Atlas for winning the C. Jeff Cederholm Scholarship Award from the Washington British Columbia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society!
Apr 11, 2017 - Jon helped coauthor a Policy Brief on indigenous fisheries and high seas governance.
Apr 10, 2017 - Eduardo Martins (lab alumni) has just accepted a tenure-track faculty job at UNBC. Congratulations Eduardo!
Apr 10-13, 2017 - Colin Bailey, Ciara Sharpe and Sam Wilson present at the WABC-AFS Annual General Meeting in Spokane, WA.
Apr 5, 2017 - Jon co-authors new paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. "Risky business for a juvenile marine predator? Testing the influence of foraging strategies on size and growth rate under natural conditions."
Mar 21, 2017 - Michael Arbeider presents on "Preferred hotspots for juvenile salmon in the Skeena Estuary" at the 18th Annual Salmon Ocean Ecology Meeting in Seattle, WA.
Feb 28, 2017 - Jon gives short presentation to the International Year of the Salmon meeting in Richmond, BC.
Feb 25, 2017 - Luke Andersson, Michael Arbeider, Elissa Sweeney-Bergen, Colin Bailey and Karl Seitz present talks at 38th Annual Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference.
Feb, 8, 2017 - New paper by Jon Moore and Julian Olden from University of Washington in Global Change Biology on community change in fish communities.
Jan 29, 2017 - Will Atlas, Michael Arbeider, Ciara Sharpe and Colin Bailey present talks at 9th Annual Simon Fraser University IDEAS Symposium.
Jan 26, 2017 - New paper by Kimberly Brewitt, Eric Danner and Jonathan Moore in CJFAS: "Hot eats and cool creeks: juvenile Pacific salmonids use mainstem prey while in thermal refuges".